1588
\nEnglish forces attacked the Spanish Armada, permanently crippling Spain’s “invincible” fleet.<\/p>\n
1786
\nDr. Michael-Gabriel Paccard and Jacques Balmat became the first to climb Mont Blanc.<\/p>\n
1876
\nThomas Edison patented the mimeograph machine.<\/p>\n
1900
\nThe first Davis Cup tennis tournament began at the Longwood Cricket Club in Brookline, Massachusetts.<\/p>\n
1963
\nIn “The Great Train Robbery,” some 15 thieves robbed the Glasgow-to-London mail train, making off with more than $6 million in cash.<\/p>\n
1969
\nSharon Tate, wife of director Roman Polanski, and four others were murdered by members of Charles Manson’s “family.”<\/p>\n
1974
\nPresident Nixon announced he would resign the following day as a result of the Watergate scandal.<\/p>\n
2008
\nThe Summer Olympic Games opened in Beijing, China.<\/p>\n
Emiliano Zapata<\/p>\n
Pronunciation: [AmEly\u00e4\u00b4nO s\u00e4p\u00e4\u00b4t\u00e4]\nc.1879\u20131919, Mexican revolutionary, born in Morelos.<\/p>\n
Charles Bulfinch<\/p>\n
architect (1763)<\/p>\n
Matthew Henson<\/p>\n
arctic explorer (1866)<\/p>\n
Sara Teasdale<\/p>\n
poet (1884)<\/p>\n
Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings<\/p>\n
author (1896)<\/p>\n
Dustin Hoffman<\/p>\n
actor (1937)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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