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This Day In History

1093

The new Winchester Cathedral is dedicated by Walkelin.

1820

The Venus de Milo is discovered on the Aegean island of Melos.

1838

SS Great Western departs Bristol on her maiden voyage to New York City.

1893

The first recorded college basketball game occurs in Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania.

1904

Longacre Square in Midtown Manhattan is renamed Times Square after The New York Times.

1911

Dutch physicist Heike Kamerlingh Onnes discovers superconductivity.

1959

A team of computer manufacturers, users, and university people led by Grace Hopper meets to discuss the creation of a new programming language that would be called COBOL.

1974

At Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium, Hank Aaron hits his 715th career home run to surpass Babe Ruth's 39-year-old record.

2005

Over four million people attend the funeral of Pope John Paul II.

Famous Birthdays

1732

David Rittenhouse, American astronomer, inventor, and mathematician (d. 1796)

1871

Clarence Hudson White American photographer (d. 1925)

1892

Mary Pickford, Canadian actress (d. 1979)

1912

Sonja Henie, Norwegian figure skater and actress (d. 1969)

1933

Fred Ebb, American composer (d. 2004)

1960

John Schneider, American actor

1973

Emma Caulfield, American actress

1981

Lito Sheppard, American football cornerback