1842
\nAnesthesia was used for the first time in an operation.<\/p>\n
1856
\nThe Treaty of Paris was signed, ending the Crimean War.<\/p>\n
1867
\nA treaty for the purchase of Alaska from Russia for the sum of $7.2 million, approximately two cents an acre, was submitted to the U.S. Senate.<\/p>\n
1870
\nThe 15th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution went into effect, guaranteeing the right to vote regardless of race.<\/p>\n
1964
\nThe game show Jeopardy debuted on television.<\/p>\n
1981
\nPresident Ronald Reagan was shot in the chest by John Hinckley as he left a Washington hotel.<\/p>\n
2002
\nThe Queen Mother Elizabeth of England died at the age of 101.<\/p>\n
Vincent Van Gogh
\nPronunciation: [van gO, Dutch vinsent\u00b4 v\u00e4n kh\u00f4kh]\n1853\u201390, post-impressionist painter, born in the Netherlands.<\/p>\n
Maimonides
\nJewish scholar (1135)<\/p>\n
Francisco Goya
\nartist (1746)<\/p>\n
Anna Sewell
\nauthor of Black Beauty (1820)<\/p>\n
Paul Verlaine
\npoet (1844)<\/p>\n
Sean O’Casey,
\ndramatist (1884)<\/p>\n
Warren Beatty
\ndirector, actor, producer (1937)<\/p>\n
Celine Dion
\nsinger (1968)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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