Events (250 years ago today): 1776 – American Revolutionary War: The Battle of Sullivan's Island ends with the American victory, leading to the commemoration of Carolina Day.

 Events (250 years ago today): 1776 – American Revolutionary War: Thomas Hickey, Continental Army private and bodyguard to General George Washington, is hanged for mutiny and sedition.

 Events (100 years ago today): 1926 – Mercedes-Benz is formed by Gottlieb Daimler and Karl Benz merging their two companies.

 Events (50 years ago today): 1976 – The Angolan court sentences US and UK mercenaries to death sentences and prison terms in the Luanda Trial.

 Births (550 years ago today): 1476 – Pope Paul IV (died 1559)^[10]

 Births (100 years ago today): 1926 – George Booth, American cartoonist (died 2022)^[21]

 Births (100 years ago today): 1926 – Mel Brooks, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter^[22]

 Births (100 years ago today): 1926 – Robert Ledley, American academic and inventor (died 2012)

 Births (50 years ago today): 1976 – Shinobu Asagoe, Japanese tennis player

 Births (50 years ago today): 1976 – Seth Wescott, American snowboarder^[29]

 Deaths (50 years ago today): 1976 - Ruby McKim, American quilter (born 1891)^[48]

RSS Feed | Full week | Get Widget