1816
\nArgentina formally declared independence from Spain.<\/p>\n
1850
\nZachary Taylor, the 12th president of the U.S., died after only 16 months in office.<\/p>\n
1872
\nThe doughnut cutter was patented by John F. Blondel of Thomaston, Me.<\/p>\n
1896
\nWilliam Jennings Bryan delivered his “cross of gold” speech at the Democratic National Convention.<\/p>\n
1900
\nThe British Parliament proclaimed that as of Jan. 1, 1901, the six Australian colonies would be united at the Commonwealth of Australia.<\/p>\n
1974
\nFormer U.S. chief justice Earl Warren died in Washington, DC.<\/p>\n
1997
\nBoxer Mike Tyson was temporarily banned from boxing for biting Evander Holyfield’s ear.<\/p>\n
2002
\nBaseball’s All-Star Game ended in a tie after 11 innings. Both sides had run out of pitchers.<\/p>\n
2011
\nAfter more than 50 years of struggle, South Sudan declares independence and becomes Africa’s 54th state.<\/p>\n
Samuel Eliot Morison<\/p>\n
1887\u20131976, American historian, b. Boston.<\/p>\n
Ann Radcliffe<\/p>\n
novelist (1764)<\/p>\n
Elias Howe<\/p>\n
inventor (1819)<\/p>\n
Nikola Tesla<\/p>\n
electrical engineer, inventor (1856)<\/p>\n
Dorothy Thompson<\/p>\n
journalist (1893)<\/p>\n
Donald H. Rumsfeld<\/p>\n
secretary of Defense (1932)<\/p>\n
David Hockney<\/p>\n
artist (1937)<\/p>\n
Tom Hanks<\/p>\n
actor (1956)<\/p>\n
Courtney Love<\/p>\n
musician, singer, songwriter, actor (1964)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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