1794
\nAntoine Laurent Lavoisier, the father of modern chemistry, was guillotined during the Reign of Terror.<\/p>\n
1877
\nThe first Westminister Dog Show was held.<\/p>\n
1902
\nMount Pelee on Martinique erupted, destroying the town of St. Pierre, and killing 40,000 people.<\/p>\n
1945
\nV-E Day marks the European victory of the Allies in World War II.<\/p>\n
1973
\nThe 10-week Wounded Knee occupation ended when members of the American Indian Movement surrendered.<\/p>\n
1978
\nDavid Berkowitz, a.k.a. the \u201cSon of Sam,\u201d plead guilty to killing six people in New York City.<\/p>\n
1999
\nThe Citadel in South Carolina graduated its first female cadet, Nancy Mace.<\/p>\n
Harry S. Truman
\n1884\u20131972, former U.S. president, born in Lamar, Missouri.<\/p>\n
Edward Gibbon
\nhistorian (1737)<\/p>\n
Jean Henri Dunant
\nfounder of the International Red Cross (1828)<\/p>\n
Joselito
\nmatador (1895)<\/p>\n
Thomas Pynchon
\nnovelist (1937)<\/p>\n
Peter Benchley
\nnovelist (1940)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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