Historical Events
1776
Rhode Island becomes the first colony to renounce allegiance to the British Crown.
1886
The Haymarket affair: a bomb is thrown at police during a labor demonstration in Chicago.
1970
The Kent State Massacre: National Guard troops kill four student protesters in Ohio.
1979
Margaret Thatcher becomes Prime Minister of the UK for the first time.
2000
The ILOVEYOU virus affects millions of computers worldwide.
Famous Birthdays
1825
Thomas Henry Huxley
English biologist known as "Darwin's bulldog" for defending the theory of evolution.
1929
Audrey Hepburn
British actress and humanitarian who won an Academy Award, Emmy, Tony, and Grammy.
1949
Jackie Jackson
American singer and member of the Jackson 5.
1955
Pia Zadora
American actress and singer.
1969
Tim Burgess
British singer and frontman of The Charlatans.
