Today in History
This day in history
- Walden
Henry David Thoreau took up abode in a small cabin he built himself near Walden Pond, where he spent two years in simple living (1845) - Alice's Adventure's in Wonderland
Lewis Carroll told Alice Liddell the tale that became the book (1862) - Lou Gehrig
afflicted by ALS, the baseball player bid farewell to fans at Yankee Stadium, calling himself that day "the luckiest man on the face of the Earth" (1939) - Philippines
gained independence from the US (1946) - Operation Entebbe
hostages taken by pro-Palestinian hijackers were rescued by Israeli commandos in Uganda (1976) - Deep Impact
space probe fulfilled its primary mission by colliding with Comet 9P/Tempel to allow examination of the comet's interior (2005)
Today's Birthdays
Today's Birthdays
- Giuseppe Garibaldi (1807-1882)
Italian patriot - Stephen Foster (1826-1864)
composer of minstrel songs "Old Folks at Home" and "Camptown Races" - Calvin Coolidge (1872-1933)
laconic, no-nonsense 30th POTUS - Abigail Van Buren (91)
advice columnist, "Dear Abby"; her identical twin who also wrote a popular advice column, Ann Landers (1918-2002), shared this birth date - Neil Simon (82)
Tony/Oscar-winning playwright and screenwriter of The Odd Couple and Lost in Yonkers; plus, novelist Nathaniel Hawthorne (1804-1864) - Gina Lollobrigida (82)
Italian actor and photographer; actor Eva Marie Saint (85) shares this birth date - John Waite (54)
rock singer
What defines the world today?
What defines the world today?