Historical Events
1429
The Siege of Orléans ends with a French victory led by Joan of Arc.
1776
Virginia adopts the Virginia Declaration of Rights.
1963
Civil rights leader Medgar Evers is assassinated in Jackson, Mississippi.
1987
President Reagan delivers his "Tear down this wall!" speech at the Berlin Wall.
1994
Nicole Brown Simpson and Ron Goldman are found murdered in Los Angeles.
Famous Birthdays
1819
Charles Kingsley
English clergyman and author known for The Water-Babies.
1897
Anthony Eden
British statesman who served as Prime Minister during the Suez Crisis.
1924
George Herbert Bush
41st President of the United States who led the Gulf War coalition.
1929
Anne Frank
German-Dutch diarist whose diary is one of the most widely read accounts of the Holocaust.
1981
Adriana Lima
Brazilian model who was a Victoria's Secret Angel for nearly 20 years.
