Baltimore Zoo
This Day In History
1848
Gold was first discovered in
California, in Sutter's mill. When President Polk announced the news
in December, the gold rush began.
1908
Robert Baden-Powell organized the first
Boy Scout troop in England
1922
Eskimo Pie patented by Christian K
Nelson of Iowa (not an Eskimo)
1984
The first Apple Macintosh goes on sale
2004
NASA's Opportunity rover landed on Mars
three weeks after its identical twin, Spirit
Famous Birthdays
1888
Ernst Heinkel, German aircraft designer
(d. 1958)
1917
Ernest Borgnine
1947
Warren Zevon, American musician (d.
2003)
1948
Michael Des Barres, British actor and
rock singer
1955
Jools Holland
1968
Mary Lou Retton, Olympic gymnast
?
Franklin Habit, Knitter &
Cartoonist
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