Walking
This Day In History
1297
Battle of Stirling Bridge: Scots jointly-led by William Wallace and Andrew Moray defeat the English.
1609
Henry Hudson discovers Manhattan Island and the indigenous people living there.
1792
The Hope Diamond is stolen along with other French crown jewels when six men break into the house used to store them.
1847
Stephen Foster's well-known song, Oh! Susanna, is first performed at a saloon in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
1961
Foundation of the World Wildlife Fund.
1972
The San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit system has its opening day of passenger service.
1985
Pete Rose breaks Ty Cobb's baseball record for most career hits with his 4,192nd hit.
1997
NASA's Mars Global Surveyor reaches Mars.
Famous Birthdays
1700
James Thomson, Scottish poet (d. 1748)
1711
William Boyce, English composer (d. 1779)
1816
Carl Zeiss, German lens maker (d. 1888)
1862
O. Henry, American writer (d. 1910)
1885
D. H. Lawrence, English novelist (d. 1930)
1913
Paul "Bear" Bryant, American football coach (d. 1983)
1917
Donald Blakeslee, American aviator (d. 2008)
1937
Robert Crippen, American astronaut
1957
Brad Bird, American director and animator
1960
Anne Ramsay, American actress
1967
Harry Connick, Jr., American singer, big-band leader, pianist, actor, and composer
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