Today in History

Historical Events

1768 - Boston Gazette publishes "Liberty Song," America's first patriotic song
1925 - Adolf Hitler publishes Mein Kampf, original title was the catchy "Four and a Half Years (of Struggle) Against Lies, Stupidity and Cowardice"
1960 - 1st UN troops reach Congo
1968 - Intel Corporation is founded in Santa Clara, California
1976 - Stockhausens "Sirius" premieres in NYC

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Famous Birthdays

1823 - Leonard Fulton Ross, American lawyer, probate judge, and Brigadier General (Union Army), born in Lewistown, Illinois (d. 1901)
1848 - W. G. Grace, English cricket batsman and captain (22 Tests; 2 x 100, HS 170; 54,896 runs over record 44 FC seasons; Gloucestershire CCC), born in Bristol, England (d. 1915)
1888 - Sydney Horler, English detective writer (Checkmate), born in Leytonstone, Essex (d. 1954)
1927 - Carlo Franci, Italian composer and conductor, born in Buenos Aires, Argentina (d. 2019)
1969 - Elizabeth Gilbert, American author (Eat Pray, Love), born in Waterbury, Connecticut

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Famous Deaths

1695 - Johannes Camphuys, Governor-General of Dutch-Indies (1684-91), dies at 61
1902 - John White, American organist and composer based in Germany, dies at 47
2009 - Henry Allingham, ol...