1547
\nKing Henry VIII of England died and his nine-year-old son, Edward VI, assumed the throne.<\/p>\n
1915
\nCongress passed legislation creating the U.S. Coast Guard.<\/p>\n
1916
\nThe first Jewish Associate Justice of the Supreme Court, Louis Brandeis, was appointed.<\/p>\n
1986
\nU.S. shuttle Challenger exploded 72 seconds after liftoff, killing all seven crew members aboard, including schoolteacher Christa McAuliffe.<\/p>\n
1999
\nThe creation of Element 114 is announced by scientists.<\/p>\n
2003
\nIn his second State of the Union Address, President Bush presents the case for war with Iraq.<\/p>\n
Jackson Pollock
\n1912\u201356, American painter, born in Cody, Wyo.<\/p>\n
Sir Henry Morton Stanley<\/p>\n
explorer (1841)<\/p>\n
William Seward Burroughs<\/p>\n
inventor (1857)<\/p>\n
Colette<\/p>\n
novelist (1873)<\/p>\n
Arthur Rubinstein<\/p>\n
concert pianist (1887)<\/p>\n
John Banner<\/p>\n
actor (1910)<\/p>\n
Roger Vadim<\/p>\n
filmmaker (1928)<\/p>\n
Alan Alda<\/p>\n
actor (1936)<\/p>\n
Sarah McLachlan<\/p>\n
singer, songwriter (1968)<\/p>\n
Elijah Wood<\/p>\n
actor (1981)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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