Historical Events
1605
The Gunpowder Plot is thwarted as Guy Fawkes is arrested in London.
1872
Susan B. Anthony is arrested for voting in the US presidential election.
1895
George B. Selden receives the first US patent for a gasoline-driven automobile.
1956
Britain and France begin their invasion of Egypt.
2009
A gunman kills 13 soldiers and wounds 42 at Fort Hood, Texas.
Famous Birthdays
1414
Sigismund III Vasa
King of Poland and Sweden.
1827
James Clerk Maxwell
Scottish physicist who formulated the theory of electromagnetic radiation.
1913
Vivien Leigh
British actress who won two Academy Awards for Gone with the Wind and A Streetcar Named Desire.
1941
Art Garfunkel
American singer known for his work with Simon & Garfunkel.
1959
Bryan Adams
Canadian rock musician known for Summer of '69 and Everything I Do.
