1776
\nThe Second Continental Congress changed the name of the nation to the United States of America, from the United Colonies.<\/p>\n
1850
\nCalifornia became the 31st state.<\/p>\n
1893
\nPresident Grover Cleveland’s daughter, Esther Cleveland, became the first president’s child to be born in the White House.<\/p>\n
1926
\nThe National Broadcasting Company (NBC) was created by the Radio Corporation of America.<\/p>\n
1948
\nThe People’s Democratic Republic of Korea (North Korea) was created.<\/p>\n
1956
\nElvis Presley appeared on television for the first time on The Ed Sullivan Show.<\/p>\n
1976
\nCommunist Chinese leader Mao Zedong died in Beijing at age 82.<\/p>\n
William Bligh<\/p>\n
1754\u20131817 British admiral.<\/p>\n
Luigi Galvani<\/p>\n
physician (1737)<\/p>\n
Joseph Leidy<\/p>\n
scientist (1823)<\/p>\n
Leo Tolstoy<\/p>\n
Russian novelist and philosopher (1828)<\/p>\n
Otis Redding<\/p>\n
singer, songwriter (1941)<\/p>\n
Michael Keaton<\/p>\n
actor (1951)<\/p>\n
Hugh Grant<\/p>\n
actor (1960)<\/p>\n
Adam Sandler<\/p>\n
comedian, musician, actor (1966)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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