1513
\nPonce de Le\u00f3n claimed Florida for Spain.<\/p>\n
1913
\nThe 17th Amendment was ratified, requiring the direct election of U.S. senators by popular vote rather than by the state legislators.<\/p>\n
1935
\nThe Works Progress Administration (WPA) was approved by Congress to help alleviate joblessness during the Great Depression.<\/p>\n
1946
\nThe League of Nations assembled for the last time.<\/p>\n
1973
\nArtist Pablo Picasso died.<\/p>\n
1974
\nHenry “Hank” Aaron hit the 715th home run of his career, breaking Babe Ruth’s record.<\/p>\n
1986
\nActor Clint Eastwood was elected mayor of Carmel, California.<\/p>\n
1992
\nTennis ace Arthur Ashe announced that he had AIDS.<\/p>\n
Kofi Annan
\n(1938\u2013)Ghanaian diplomat, secretary-general of the United Nations (1997\u2013),<\/p>\n
Harvey Williams Cushing
\nneurosurgeon (1869)<\/p>\n
Mary Pickford
\nactress (1893)<\/p>\n
Sonja Henie
\nskater (1912)<\/p>\n
Betty Ford
\nformer First Lady (1918)<\/p>\n
John Havlicek
\nbasketball (1940)<\/p>\n
Michael Bennett
\nchoreographer (1943)<\/p>\n
Barbara Kingsolver
\nwriter (1955)<\/p>\n
Patricia Arquette
\nactress (1968)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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