Events (250 years ago today): 1775 - American Revolutionary War: George Washington takes command of the Continental Army at Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Births (150 years ago today): 1875 - Ferdinand Sauerbruch, German surgeon and academic (died 1951)
Births (100 years ago today): 1925 - Terry Moriarty, Australian rules footballer (died 2011)
Births (100 years ago today): 1925 - Danny Nardico, American professional boxer (died 2010)
Births (100 years ago today): 1925 - Philip Jamison, American artist (died 2021)