Historical Events
1818
The US-Canadian border is established at the 49th parallel.
1944
General MacArthur returns to the Philippines.
1968
Jacqueline Kennedy marries Greek shipping magnate Aristotle Onassis.
1973
The Saturday Night Massacre: Nixon orders the firing of the Watergate special prosecutor.
2011
Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi is killed by revolutionary fighters.
Famous Birthdays
1616
Thomas Bartholin
Danish physician who discovered the lymphatic system.
1833
Benjamin Harrison
23rd President of the United States and grandson of the 9th president.
1891
Sir James Chadwick
British physicist who discovered the neutron.
1931
Mickey Mantle
American baseball player and New York Yankee Hall of Famer.
1958
Viggo Mortensen
American actor known for The Lord of the Rings.
