1831
\nDarwin began his voyage aboard the HMS Beagle.<\/p>\n
1900
\nProhibitionist Carry Nation smashed her first saloon.<\/p>\n
1932
\nRadio City Music Hall in New York City opened.<\/p>\n
1945
\nThe World Bank was created with an agreement signed by 28 nations.<\/p>\n
1949
\nThe Netherlands transferred sovereignty to Indonesia after more than 300 years of Dutch rule.<\/p>\n
1979
\nThe Soviet Union took control of Afghanistan, installing Afghan politician Babrak Karmal as president.<\/p>\n
1996
\nRwanda’s first genocide trial opened for the 1994 slaughter of 800,000 Tutsis.<\/p>\n
2001
\nThe U.S. announced plans to hold Taliban and al-Qaeda prisoners at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.<\/p>\n
Louis Pasteur
\n1822\u20131895, French Chemist<\/p>\n
Johannes Kepler<\/p>\n
astronomer (1571)<\/p>\n
Sir George Cayley<\/p>\n
scientist and aerial navigator (1773)<\/p>\n
Sydney Greenstreet<\/p>\n
actor (1879)<\/p>\n
Marlene Dietrich<\/p>\n
actress (1901)<\/p>\n
Gerard Depardieu<\/p>\n
actor (1948)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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