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On This Day
In 1777, the Stars and Stripes was adopted by the Continental Congress as the official American flag.
In 1789, Kentucky reverend Elijah Craig first distilled whiskey from maize. It was named Bourbon after Bourbon County.
In 1846, settlers in Sonoma, CA, rebelled against Mexico and declared the California Republic.
In 1900, Hawaii became a U.S. Territory.
In 1947, a UFO allegedly crash landed in Roswell, New Mexico.
In 1954, the words "under God" were officially inserted into the Pledge of Allegiance.
In 1966, the Vatican abolished the Index of Prohibited Books.
In 1982, the Falklands war ended with the surrender of Argentine forces.
Born on This Day
1529 – Ferdinand II, Archduke of Austria (d. 1595)
1811 – Harriet Beecher Stowe, American novelist and abolitionist (d. 1896)
1814 - Adriana Johanna van Haanen, Dutch still life painter (d. 1895)
1820 – John Bartlett, American publisher (d. 1905)
1821 - Jozef Hubert Lies, Belgian painter (d. 1865)
1844 - Antonino Leto, Italian painter (d. 1913)
1864 – Alois Alzheimer, German physician (d. 1915)
1890 – May Allison, American actress (d. 1989)
1904 – Margaret Bourke-White, American photographer and journalist (d. 1971)
1909 – Burl Ives, American actor, singer, and author (d. 1995)
1914 – Pauline Moore, American actress (d. 2001)
1916 – Dorothy McGuire, American actress (d. 2001)
1919 – Gene Barry, American actor (d. 2009)
1925 – Pierre Salinger, American journalist and politician, 11th White House Press Secretary (d. 2004)
1928 – Che Guevara, Argentine-Cuban physician, author, intellectual, diplomat, and theorist (d. 1967)
1931 – Marla Gibbs, American actress
1931 – Junior Walker, American saxophonist and singer (d. 1995)
1932 – Joe Arpaio, racist schmuck
1936 – Renaldo Benson, American singer-songwriter (The Four Tops) (d. 2005)
1939 – Steny Hoyer, American politician
1943 – Spooner Oldham, American musician and songwriter (he co-wrote songs like "Cry Like a Baby" and "I'm Your Puppet")
1945 – Rod Argent, English singer-songwriter and keyboardist (The Zombies and Argent)
1946 – Donald Trump, American businessman and pathetic victim of Tea Poisoning.
1947 – Barry Melton, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Country Joe and the Fish and The Dinosaurs)
1949 – Alan White, English drummer (Yes, Plastic Ono Band, White, and Circa)
1953 – David Thomas, American singer-songwriter, and musician (Rocket from the Tombs and Pere Ubu)
1958 – Pamela Geller, America anti-Muslim hate-monger.
1961 – Boy George, English singer-songwriter and producer (Culture Club)
1966 – Matt Freeman, American musician (Operation Ivy, Rancid, Social Distortion, Basic Radio, Downfall, and Devils Brigade)
1968 – Campbell Brown, American TV press person
1969 – MC Ren, American rapper and songwriter (N.W.A)
Died on This Day
1497 – Giovanni Borgia, 2nd Duke of Gandia (b. 1474)
1662 – Henry Vane the Younger, English-American politician (b. 1613)
1801 – Benedict Arnold, American general, traitor in the American Revolution (b. 1741)
1874 - Julien-Léopold Boilly, French painter (b. 1797)
1887 - Vincent Vidal, French painter (b. 1811)
1907 - Giuseppe Pellizza da Volpedo, Italian painter (b. 1868)
1914 – Adlai Stevenson I, American politician, 23rd Vice President of the United States (b. 1835)
1924 - Emile Claus, Belgian painter (b. 1849)
1926 – Mary Cassatt, American painter (b. 1843)
1928 – Emmeline Pankhurst, English activist (b. 1857)
1947 - Albert Marquet, French painter (b. 1875)
1986 – Alan Jay Lerner, American composer (b. 1918)
1991 – Peggy Ashcroft, English actress (b. 1907)
1994 – Henry Mancini, American composer and conductor (b. 1924)
1995 – Rory Gallagher, Irish singer-songwriter, musician, and producer (Taste) (b. 1949)
1995 – Roger Zelazny, American writer (b. 1937)
1997 – Richard Jaeckel, American actor (b. 1926)
2005 – Mimi Parent, Canadian painter (b. 1924)
2009 – Bob Bogle, American musician (The Ventures) (b. 1934)
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Family History Day
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