Today In History

Events:

1565- The city of Rio de Janeiro is founded.

1872- Yellowstone National Park is established

1873- Production of the first typewriter begins

1873- Henry Comstock discovers the Comstock Lode

1912- The first parachute jump is made from a moving airplane.

1932- The son of Charles Lindbergh, Charles Augustus Lindbergh III, is kidnapped

1936- Hoover Dam is completed.

1961- The Peace Corps is established

Famous Birthdays:

1445- Sandro Botticeli (Italian artist)

1904- Glen Miller (Bandleader)

1922- Yitzhak Rabin (Israeli PM)

1935- Robert Conrad (Actor)

1944- Roger Daltrey (Singer from The Who)

1947- Alan Thicke (Actor)

1954- Ron Howard (Actor and Director)

1994- Justin Bieber (Singer)

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