1788
\nMassachusetts ratified the U.S. Constitution, becoming the sixth state to join the Union.<\/p>\n
1804
\nJoseph Priestley, the British chemist, died. His work on the isolation of gases led him to discover oxygen in 1774.<\/p>\n
1899
\nThe Spanish-American War ended when a peace treaty between Spain and the United States was signed.<\/p>\n
1933
\nThe 20th Amendment to the Constitution, which set the date for the president’s inauguration on Jan. 20, was adopted.<\/p>\n
1935
\nThe popular board game Monopoly\u00ae went on sale for the first time.<\/p>\n
1952
\nPrincess Elizabeth became Queen Elizabeth II of Great Britain.<\/p>\n
1971
\nAstronaut Alan B. Shepard hit a golf ball and Edgar Mitchell threw a “javelin” on the moon. They landed in the same crater and remain on the Moon today.<\/p>\n
2001
\nAriel Sharon was elected prime minister of Israel.<\/p>\n
2012
\nThe Diamond Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II marked the 60th anniversary of her accession to the throne.<\/p>\n
Ronald Reagan
\n1911\u20132004, American President.<\/p>\n
Aaron Burr<\/p>\n
political leader (1756)<\/p>\n
Jeb Stuart<\/p>\n
cavalry commander (1833)<\/p>\n
Babe Ruth<\/p>\n
baseball player (1895)<\/p>\n
Mary Douglas Leakey<\/p>\n
archaeologist (1913)<\/p>\n
Zsa Zsa Gabor<\/p>\n
actor (1917)<\/p>\n
Fran\u00e7ois Truffaut<\/p>\n
film director and critic (1932)<\/p>\n
Bob Marley<\/p>\n
reggae singer (1945)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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