June 20 - Book Break

Book Break

This Day In History

1214

The University of Oxford receives its charter.

1837

Queen Victoria succeeds to the British throne.

1877

Alexander Graham Bell installs the world's first commercial telephone service in Hamilton, Ontario.

1948

Toast of the Town, later The Ed Sullivan Show, makes its television debut.

1990

Asteroid Eureka is discovered.

2003

The WikiMedia Foundation is founded in St. Petersburg, Florida.

Famous Birthdays

1723

Adam Ferguson, Scottish philosopher and historian (d. 1816)

1819

Jacques Offenbach, German-born French composer (d. 1880)

1875

Reginald Punnett, British geneticist (d. 1967)

1909

Errol Flynn, Australian actor (d. 1959)

1924

Chet Atkins, American guitar player and producer (d. 2001)
Audie Murphy, American Medal of Honor recipient and actor (d. 1971)

1933

Danny Aiello, American actor

1940

John Mahoney, English actor

1945

Anne Murray, Canadian singer

1952

John Goodman, American actor

1960

John Taylor, English musician (Duran Duran)

1967

Nicole Kidman, Australian-American actress