Today in History in 1621 the Mayflower sailed from Plymouth on a return trip to England; in 1887 Anne Sullivan taught “water” to Helen Keller; and in 1974 the then tallest building at 110 stories World Trade Center opened in New York City.
Our on this day in history archives contain over 200,000 events, birthdays and deaths from 6,000 years of history. Here is a roundup of a few of them:
Historical Events
1242 - Alexander Nevsky of Novgorod defeats Teutonic Knights in the Battle of the Ice
1621 - Mayflower sails from Plymouth on a return trip to England
1792 - George Washington casts 1st presidential veto
1803 - 1st performance of Beethoven's 2nd Symphony in D
1818 - In the Battle of Maipú, Chile's independence movement - led by Bernardo O'Higgins and José de San Martín - win a decisive victory over Spain, leaving 2,000 Spaniards and 1,000 Chilean patriots dead.
1874 - Birkenhead Park, the first civic public park, is opened in Birkenhead, England. Designed by Joseph Paxton
1879 - Chile declares war on Bolivia and Peru, starting the War of the Pacific.
1887 - Anne Sullivan teaches "water" to Helen Keller
1923 - Firestone Co put their inflatable tires into production
1954 - Elvis Presley records his debut single "That's All Right"
1955 - Winston Churchill resigns as British PM, Anthony Eden succeeds him
1962 - NASA civilian pilot Neil Armstrong takes X-15 to 54,600 m
1974 - Then tallest building, World Trade Center opens in NYC (110 stories)
1984 - Kareem Abdul-Jabbar breaks Wilt Chamberlain's all-time career scoring record of 31,419 points (31,421)
1989 - David Letterman becomes 1st network TV series to use dolby stereo
1990 - Paul Newman wins a court victory over Julius Gold, to keep giving all profits from Newman foods to charity
Famous Birthdays
1622 - Vincenzo Viviani, Italian mathematician (d. 1703)
1649 - Elihu Yale, England, philanthropist founded Yale
1827 - Joseph Lister, England, physician (founded aseptic surgery)
1856 - Booker Taliaferro Washington, pioneer educator (1st African American on US stamp)
1872 - Samuel Cate Prescott, American food scientist and microbiologist (d. 1962)
1900 - Spencer Tracy, Milwaukee, actor (Father's Little Dividend, Adam's Rib)
1908 - (Ruth Elizabeth) Bette Davis, Lowell Mass, US actress (Of Human Bondage, Jezebel)
1916 - Gregory Peck, La Jolla California, actor (To Kill a Mockingbird, MacArthur)
1922 - Gale Storm, Bloomington Tx, actress (My Little Margie, Gale Storm Show)
1933 - Frank Gorshin, comedian/impersonator (Riddler-Batman), born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
1937 - Colin Powell, Bronx NY, general/asst to president (Nat Sec Affairs)
1957 - Vince Gill, Norman Oklahoma, country singer (When I Call Your Name)
1973 - Pharrell Williams, American music producer (The Neptunes), born in Virginia Beach, Virginia
Famous Weddings
1614 - American Indian princess Pocahontas, daughter of chief Powhatan marries English colonist John Rolfe
1955 - Musician Ray Charles (24) weds Della Beatrice Howard
1992 - Comedian Sam Kenison marries live-in girlfriend Maleeka
1999 - Talk show host Wayne Brady (26) weds dancer Mandie Taketa
Famous Deaths
1676 - John Winthrop, the Younger, American politician (b. 1606)
1697 - Charles XI, King of Sweden (1660-97), dies at 41
1964 - Douglas MacArthur, US general (Pacific theater-WW II), dies at 84
1972 - Brian Donlevy, actor (Steve-Dangerous Assignment), dies at 73
1992 - Sam Walton, Billionaire CEO (Wal-Mart), dies of multiple myeloma at 74
1994 - Kurt Cobain, grunge rocker (Nirvana), commits suicide by gun at 27 in Seattle, Washington
1997 - Allen Ginsberg, beat poet, dies at 80
2008 - Charlton Heston, American Actor, dies at 84
2012 - Ferdinand A. Porsche, German car designer, dies at 76
2014 - John Pinette, American comedian and actor (The Punisher, Junior), dies from an pulmonary embolism at 50
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