Historical Events
1863
President Lincoln delivers the Gettysburg Address at the dedication of the Soldiers' National Cemetery.
1977
Egyptian President Sadat visits Israel, the first Arab leader to do so.
1985
President Reagan and Soviet leader Gorbachev meet in Geneva for the first time.
1990
The Hubble Space Telescope photographs the oldest object ever seen — 12 billion light-years away.
2013
The US national debt exceeds $17 trillion for the first time.
Famous Birthdays
1600
Charles I of England
King of England who was executed after the English Civil War.
1752
George Rogers Clark
American military officer and the most significant military leader of the American Revolutionary War in the West.
1831
James A. Garfield
20th President of the United States, assassinated in 1881.
1917
Indira Gandhi
India's first female Prime Minister who served two terms.
1938
Ted Turner
American media mogul who founded CNN and TBS.
