1543
\nEngland’s King Henry VIII married his sixth and last wife, Catherine Parr.<\/p>\n
1690
\nProtestant William of Orange defeated Roman Catholic James II at the Battle of the Boyne in Ireland.<\/p>\n
1862
\nCongress authorized the Medal of Honor.<\/p>\n
1960
\nThe first Etch-A-Sketch went on sale.<\/p>\n
1979
\nKiribati, formerly the Gilbert Islands, gained its independence from the United Kingdom.<\/p>\n
1984
\nDemocratic presidential nominee Walter Mondale announced his choice of running-mate, Geraldine Ferraro; Ferraro is first woman to run for vice president on a major party ticket.<\/p>\n
Henry David Thoreau<\/p>\n
1817\u201362, American author and naturalist, born in Concord, Massachusetts, graduate of Harvard, 1837.<\/p>\n
Josiah Wedgwood<\/p>\n
potter (1730)<\/p>\n
George Eastman<\/p>\n
inventor, industrialist (1854)<\/p>\n
Amedeo Modigliani<\/p>\n
painter (1884)<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
Pablo Neruda<\/p>\n
poet, diplomat (1904)<\/p>\n
Andrew Wyeth<\/p>\n
painter (1917)<\/p>\n
Bill Cosby<\/p>\n
comedian (1937)<\/p>\n
Kristi Yamaguchi<\/p>\n
figure skater (1971)<\/p>\n
Malala Yousafzai<\/p>\n
peace activist (1997)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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