1791
\nThe Bill of Rights took effect with Virginia’s ratification of it.<\/p>\n
1890
\nSioux Indian chief Sitting Bull was killed by Native American police.<\/p>\n
1916
\nThe French defeated the Germans in the Battle of Verdun.<\/p>\n
1939
\nThe movie Gone With the Wind premiered in Atlanta, Georgia.<\/p>\n
1944
\nBand leader Glenn Miller disappeared in a plane crash over the English Channel.<\/p>\n
1961
\nAdolf Eichmann was sentenced to death by an Israeli court for organizing the deportation of Jews to concentration camps.<\/p>\n
1964
\nCanada adopted its national flag, a red maple leaf on a white background.<\/p>\n
1966
\nAnimated-cartoon pioneer and movie producer Walt Disney died in Los Angeles.<\/p>\n
1989
\nA demonstration that turned into a popular uprising in Romania began the downfall of Nicolae Ceausescu.<\/p>\n
Gustave Eiffel<\/p>\n
1832\u20131923, French engineer.<\/p>\n
George Romney<\/p>\n
portrait painter (1734)<\/p>\n
Franklin Benjamin Sanborn<\/p>\n
journalist and philanthropist (1831)<\/p>\n
J. Paul Getty<\/p>\n
business executive (1892)<\/p>\n
Muriel Rukeyser<\/p>\n
poet (1913)<\/p>\n
Edna O’Brien<\/p>\n
writer (1932)<\/p>\n
Don Johnson<\/p>\n
actor (1949)<\/p>\n
Adam Brody<\/p>\n
actor (1979)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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