Historical Events
1607
The first permanent English settlement in America is established at Jamestown, Virginia.
1796
Edward Jenner administers the first smallpox vaccination.
1948
The State of Israel is proclaimed.
1973
Skylab, the US's first space station, is launched.
2005
The first episode of the TV series Doctor Who revives the British classic after 16 years.
Famous Birthdays
1727
Thomas Gainsborough
English portrait and landscape painter known for The Blue Boy.
1771
Robert Owen
Welsh social reformer and one of the founders of utopian socialism.
1944
George Lucas
American filmmaker who created Star Wars and Indiana Jones.
1954
Bobby Dalbec
American baseball player.
1980
Mark Zuckerberg
American entrepreneur and co-founder of Facebook.
