Events:
1816 The American Bible Society is founded
1889 The Eiffel Tower is officially opened to the public1937 The Hindenburg catches fire and is destroyed within a minute1940 John Steinbeck is awarded the Pulitzer Prize for the novel The Grapes of Wrath.1954 Roger Bannister is the first to run the mile in under four minutes.2004 The last episode of the TV show Friends airs. Famous Birthdays:1758 Maximilien Robespierre (French Revolutionary)
1856 Robert Peary (North Pole explorer)1856 Sigmund Freud (Psychiatrist)1895 Rudolph Valentino (Actor)1915 Orson Welles (Actor)1931 Willie Mays (Baseball Player)1945 Bob Segar (Musician)1953 Tony Blair (Prime Minister of Brittain)1955 Tom Bergeron (TV Host)1961 George Clooney (Actor)1985 Chris Paul (Basketball Player)Archive:
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