International Left-Handers Day
200th birth anniversary of Anders Angstrom (1814-74), Swedish astronomer who deduced the principle of spectrum analysis. The angstrom unit of length, which measures ten-billionth of a meter, was named in his honor.
Birth anniversaries of film director Alfred Hitchcock (1899-1980), golf great Ben Hogan (1912-97), cowgirl sharpshooter Annie Oakley (1860-1926).
Happy Birthday! Danny Bonaduce, Fidel Castro, Shani Davis
1521 - Present day Mexico City was captured by Spanish conqueror Hernando Cortez from the Aztec Indians.
1889 - A patent for a coin-operated telephone was issued to William Gray.
1907 - The first taxicab started on the streets of New York City.
1932 - Adolf Hitler refused to take the post of vice-chancellor of Germany. He said he was going to hold out "for all or nothing."
1934 - Al Capp's comic strip "L'il Abner" made its debut in newspapers.
1935 - The first roller derby match was held at the Coliseum in Chicago, IL.
1961 - Berlin was divided by a barbed wire fence to halt the flight of refugees. Two days later work on the Berlin Wall began.
1994 - It was reported that aspirin not only helps reduce the risk of heart disease, but also helps prevent colon cancer.
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