1915
\nThe electric neon sign was patented in the United States by George Claude of Paris, France.<\/p>\n
1953
\nLucy Ricardo gave birth to baby Ricky on I Love Lucy. More people tuned in to watch the show than the inauguration of President Eisenhower.<\/p>\n
1955
\nPresident Eisenhower okayed the first filming of a news conference for television.<\/p>\n
1966
\nIndira Gandhi was elected prime minister of India.<\/p>\n
1981
\nThe United States and Iran signed an agreement paving the way for the release of 52 Americans held hostage for more than 14 months.<\/p>\n
1997
\nYasser Arafat returned to Hebron for the first time in 30 years, as Israel hands over control of the West Bank city to Palestinians.<\/p>\n
2001
\nPresident Clinton admitted he made false statements under oath about Monica Lewinsky.<\/p>\n
Edgar Allan Poe
\n1809\u20131849, American Writer.<\/p>\n
James Watt<\/p>\n
inventor (1736)<\/p>\n
Isaiah Thomas<\/p>\n
patriot and printer (1749)<\/p>\n
Robert E. Lee<\/p>\n
general (1807)<\/p>\n
Henry Bessemer<\/p>\n
engineer and inventor (1813)<\/p>\n
Paul Cezanne<\/p>\n
painter (1839)<\/p>\n
Alexander Woollcott<\/p>\n
author, critic (1887)<\/p>\n
Patricia Highsmith<\/p>\n
writer (1921)<\/p>\n
Tippi Hedren<\/p>\n
actor (1935)<\/p>\n
Janis Joplin<\/p>\n
singer (1943)<\/p>\n
Dolly Parton<\/p>\n
entertainer (1946)<\/p>\n
Jim Morris<\/p>\n
baseball player (1964)<\/p>\n
Drea de Matteo<\/p>\n
actor (1973)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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