In 1833 Britain abolishes slavery in the colonies; 700,000 slaves freed. In 1838 One of the first colleges for women, Mount Holyoke Female Seminary in South Hadley, MA, graduates its first students. In 1889 The first ship-to-shore wireless message is received. In 1914 Japan declares war on Germany during World War I. In 1919 The comic strip, "Gasoline Alley" premieres in the Chicago Tribune. In 1926 Silent film star Rudolph Valentino dies in New York at age 31. In 1927 Italian-born anarchists Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti are executed in Boston for the murders of two men during a 1920 payroll robbery in a case that had drawn widespread controversy. In 1939 Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union sign a non-aggression treaty. In 1942 Some 600 Luftwaffe bombers kill 40,000 at Stalingrad during World War II. In 1944 Romanian Prime Minister Ion Antonescu is overthrown, paving the way for his country to abandon the Axis in favor of the Allies. In 1955 The first one-day round-trip...

In 1751 Publisher, John Fenno (founded the Gazette of the United States) In 1754 King Louis XVI of France (1774-93) In 1769 Naturalist, Georges Cuvier (science of comparative anatomy) In 1785 American naval hero, Oliver Hazard Perry In 1829 German historian/mathematician, Moritz Benedikt Cantor In 1842 Physicist/engineer, Osborne Reynolds (hydraulics, hydrodynamics) In 1849 British poet/editor, William E. Henley In 1869 American poet, Edgar Lee Masters (Spoon River Anthology) In 1871 Irish painter, Jack Butler Yeats In 1875 Physicist, William Henry Eccles (radio communication) In 1883 General, Jonathan M. Wainwright (Bataan-World War II) In 1890 Publisher, Harry Guggenheim (co-founded Newsday) In 1896 Businessman, Howard B. Johnson (restaurant/motel chain) In 1900 Composer, Ernst Krenek [d: 12-23-91] In 1905 Cartoonist, Ernie Bushmiller (Nancy) [d: 8-15-82] In 1906 Actor/boxer, John "Rags" Ragland [d: 8-20-46] In 1912 Dancer/actor, Gene Kelly (Singing in Rain) [d: 2-2-96] In ...

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In 1955 Bo Diddley makes his first appearance at New York's Apollo Theatre. In 1955 "Maybellene" by Chuck Berry enters the U.S. top 40 chart. In 1960 Connie Francis makes her acting debut in "Where The Boys Are," as filming begins in Fort Lauderdale. FL. In 1965 The Beatles perform at Comiskey Park in Chicago. In 1966 "Yellow Submarine" by the Beatles and "Beauty Is Only Skin Deep" by the Temptations both enter the U.S. top 40 chart. In 1967 Elektra becomes the first record company to use the noise reduction technique called "Dolby." In 1968 Bobby Darin sells his music publishing company for $1 million. In 1969 Frank Zappa disbands the Mothers Of Invention, claiming he's "tired of playing for people who clap for the wrong reasons." In 1977 Johnny Rivers performs "Slow Dancin'" on "American Bandstand." In 1977 "Best Of My Love" by Emotions hits #1 on the U.S. top 40 chart and stayed the...

In 1866 President Andrew Johnson formally declares the Civil War is over, even though the fighting had stopped months earlier. In 1914 German forces occupy Brussels, Belgium, during World War I. In 1918 Britain opens its offensive on the Western front during World War I. In 1920 America's first commercial radio station, "8MK" later "WWJ," begins daily broadcasts in Detroit, MI. In 1940 Leon Trotsky is assassinated in Mexico City by agents of Stalin. In 1940 British Prime Minister Winston Churchill pays tribute to the Royal Air Force, saying, "Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so few. In 1948 The U.S. orders the expulsion of the Soviet Consul General in New York, Jacob Lomakin, accusing him of attempting to force the return of two consular employees to the Soviet Union against their will. In 1953 The Soviet Union publicly acknowledges the test detonation of a hydrogen bomb. In 1955 The first airplane to exceed 1800 mph - H.A...

In 1778 Bernardo O'Higgins, won independence for Chile In 1779 Swedish chemist, Jons Jakob Berzelius (atomic weights, symbols) In 1785 U.S. naval officer, Oliver "Hazard" Perry (Battle of Lake Erie) In 1831 Geologist, Eduard Seuss (basis for paleogeography and tectonics) In 1832 Inventor/balloonist, Thaddeus Lowe (artificial ice machine maker) In 1833 Benjamin Harrison, 23rd U.S. president (1889-1893) In 1860 French president, Raymond Poincare (1913-20) In 1873 Finnish architect, Eliel Saarinen In 1881 British newspaperman/poet, Edgar A. Guest In 1890 American science fiction author, H.P. Lovecraft In 1907 Cartoon voice, Alan Reed (original Fred Flintstone) [d: 6-14-77] In 1908 Announcer, Andre Baruch (Your Hit Parade, The Shadow) [d: 9-15-91] In 1908 Sociologist, Kingsley Davis (coined "population explosion") [d: 2-27-97] In 1908 Baseball Hall-of-Famer, Alphonse Al Lopez [d: 10-30-05] In 1921 Novelist, Jacqueline Susann (Valley of the Dolls) [d: 9-21-74] In 192...