1783
\nGeorge Washington delivered his farewell address to his officers at Fraunces Tavern in New York City.<\/p>\n
1816
\nJames Monroe of Virginia was elected (by electors) the fifth president of the United States.<\/p>\n
1875
\nWilliam Marcy “Boss” Tweed of New York’s Tammany Hall escaped from jail and fled the country.<\/p>\n
1945
\nThe Senate approved U.S. participation in the United Nations.<\/p>\n
1978
\nDianne Feinstein became San Francisco’s first female mayor.<\/p>\n
1991
\nAssociated Press correspondent Terry Anderson is released after seven years as a hostage in Lebanon.<\/p>\n
1993
\nRock musician and composer Frank Zappa died at age 52.<\/p>\n
2003
\nInterpol put the former president of Liberia, Charles Taylor, on its most-wanted list.<\/p>\n
Francisco Franco<\/p>\n
1892\u20131975, Spanish general and leader.<\/p>\n
John Cotton<\/p>\n
clergyman (1584)<\/p>\n
Thomas Carlyle<\/p>\n
essayist, historian (1795)<\/p>\n
Lillian Russell<\/p>\n
soprano (1861)<\/p>\n
Edith Cavell<\/p>\n
nurse (1865)<\/p>\n
Rainer Maria Rilke<\/p>\n
poet (1875)<\/p>\n
Dennis Wilson<\/p>\n
pop musician (1944)<\/p>\n
Jeff Bridges<\/p>\n
actor (1949)<\/p>\n
Jay-Z<\/p>\n
rapper, producer (1969)<\/p>\n
Tyra Banks<\/p>\n
model (1973)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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