Events (250 years ago today): 1768 - James Otis, Jr. offends the King and Parliament in a speech to the Massachusetts General Court.

Births (150 years ago today): 1868 - Edwin Stephen Goodrich, English zoologist and anatomist (d. 1946)

Births (100 years ago today): 1918 - Robert A. Boyd, Canadian engineer (d. 2006)

Births (50 years ago today): 1968 - Sonique, English singer-songwriter and DJ