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This Day In History

1565

Pedro Menéndez de Avilés sights land near St. Augustine, Florida and founds the oldest continuously occupied European-established city in the continental United States.

1609

Henry Hudson discovers Delaware Bay.

1789

William Herschel discovers a new moon of Saturn: Enceladus.

1830

The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad's new Tom Thumb steam locomotive races a horse-drawn car, presaging steam's role in US railroading.

1845

The first issue of Scientific American magazine is published.

1898

Caleb Bradham invents the carbonated soft drink that will later be called "Pepsi-Cola".

1953

Nippon Television broadcasts Japan's first television show, including its first TV advertisement.

Famous Birthdays

1749

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, German writer and scientist (d. 1832)

1774

Elizabeth Ann Seton, American-born Catholic saint (d. 1821)

1828

Leo Tolstoy, Russian author (birthdate according to O.S.) (d. 1910)

1859

Matilda Howell, American archer (d. 1938)

1908

Roger Tory Peterson, American ornithologist (d. 1996)

1915

Tasha Tudor, American illustrator (d. 2008)

1916

Jack Vance, American mystery, fantasy and science fiction author

1917

Jack Kirby, American comic book artist (d. 1994)

1925

Donald O'Connor, American singer, dancer, and actor (d. 2003)

1948

Vonda McIntyre, American science fiction author

1958

Scott Hamilton, American figure skater

1965

Amanda Tapping, English-born Canadian actress, director and producer
Shania Twain, Canadian country singer
1968
Billy Boyd, Scottish actor
1969
Jason Priestley, Canadian-born actor
1982
LeAnn Rimes, American singer