May 31 - Spinning

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This Day In History

1279 BC

Rameses II (The Great) becomes pharaoh of Ancient Egypt.

1578

Martin Frobisher sails from Harwich, England to Frobisher Bay, Canada, eventually to mine fool's gold, used to pave streets in London.

1669

Citing poor eyesight, Samuel Pepys records the last event in his diary.

1790

Alferez Manuel Quimper explores the Strait of Juan de Fuca.

1859

The clock tower at the Houses of Parliament, which houses Big Ben, starts keeping time.

1907

Taxis first begin running in NYC.

1927

The last Ford Model T rolls off the assembly line after a production run of 15,007,003 vehicles.

1929

The first talking cartoon of Mickey Mouse, "The Karnival Kid", is released.

1977

The Trans-Alaska Pipeline System is completed.

Famous Birthdays

1162

Genghis Khan, Khagan of the Mongol Empire (d. 1227)

1443

Lady Margaret Beaufort, mother of Henry VII of England (d. 1509)

1754

Andrea Appiani, Italian painter (d. 1817)

1819

Walt Whitman, American poet (d. 1892)

1857

Pope Pius XI (d. 1939)

1894

Fred Allen, American comedian (d. 1956)

1898

Dr. Norman Vincent Peale, American clergyman (d. 1993)

1922

Denholm Elliott, English actor (d. 1992)

1930

Clint Eastwood, American film director and actor

1938

Johnny Paycheck, American singer (d. 2003)
Peter Yarrow, American folk singer (Peter, Paul and Mary)

1943

Joe Namath, American football player