1813
\nOliver H. Perry sent his famous message, “We have met the enemy, and they are ours,” after defeating the British in the Battle of Lake Erie in the War of 1812.<\/p>\n
1846
\nElias Howe of Massachusetts received a patent for his sewing machine.<\/p>\n
1939
\nCanada declared war on Germany, entering WWII.<\/p>\n
1963
\nTwenty black students entered public schools in Birmingham, Mobile, and Tuskegee, Alabama, after President John F. Kennedy sent National Guardsman to end the standoff with Alabama Governor George Wallace.<\/p>\n
1988
\nSteffi Graf achieved tennis’ first Grand Slam since Margaret Court in 1970 by winning the U.S. Open women’s final.<\/p>\n
2002
\nSwitzerland became the 190th member of the United Nations.<\/p>\n
Sir John Soane<\/p>\n
1753\u20131837, English architect.<\/p>\n
William Torrey Harris<\/p>\n
educator and philosopher (1835)<\/p>\n
Elsa Schiaparelli<\/p>\n
fashion designer (1890)<\/p>\n
Arnold Palmer<\/p>\n
golfer (1929)<\/p>\n
Roger Maris<\/p>\n
baseball player (1934)<\/p>\n
Stephen Jay Gould<\/p>\n
paleontologist and science writer (1941)<\/p>\n
Amy Irving<\/p>\n
actress (1953)<\/p>\n
Colin Firth<\/p>\n
actor (1960)<\/p>\n
Randy Johnson<\/p>\n
baseball player (1963)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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