Historical Events
1487
Battle of Stoke Field ends the Wars of the Roses.
1858
Abraham Lincoln delivers his "House Divided" speech.
1903
The Ford Motor Company is incorporated.
1963
Valentina Tereshkova becomes the first woman in space aboard Vostok 6.
1976
The Soweto uprising begins in South Africa as students protest apartheid.
Famous Birthdays
1723
Adam Smith
Scottish economist and author of The Wealth of Nations, father of modern economics.
1801
Julius Plücker
German mathematician who made contributions to analytical geometry.
1890
Stan Laurel
British comedian and one half of the Laurel and Hardy duo.
1937
Erich Segal
American author who wrote Love Story.
1971
Tupac Shakur
American rapper and actor considered one of the greatest hip-hop artists of all time.
