January 30 - Hatt

Hatt

Stylish hat by a lady named Elizabeth. Thanks Aunt Sarah!

This Day In History

1649

King Charles I of England is beheaded.

1703

The Forty-seven Ronin, under the command of Ōishi Kuranosuke, avenge the death of their master.

1790

The first boat specializing as a lifeboat is tested on the River Tyne.

1826

The Menai Suspension Bridge, considered the world's first modern suspension bridge, connecting the Isle of Anglesey to the north West coast of Wales, is opened.

1862

The first American ironclad warship, the USS Monitor is launched.

1964

Ranger 6 is launched.

1995

Workers from the National Institutes of Health announce the success of clinical trials testing the first preventive treatment for sickle-cell disease.

Famous Birthdays

1615

Thomas Rolfe, American colonial settler; son of Pocahontas and John Rolfe (d. 1675)

1882

Franklin D. Roosevelt, 32nd President of the United States (d. 1945)

1912

Barbara W. Tuchman, American historian (d. 1989)

1924

Lloyd Alexander (d. 2007)

1930

Gene Hackman, American actor

1937

Boris Spassky, Russian chess player

1941

Gregory Benford, American author and scientist

1951

Phil Collins, English musician
1955
Judith Tarr, American fantasy author

* - why yes, in Swedish it does have two T's.