1521
\nPortuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan was killed in a fight with natives of the Philippines.<\/p>\n
1805
\nThe U.S. Marines captured Derna, on the shores of Tripoli.<\/p>\n
1865
\nThe worst steamship disaster in the history of the United States occurred when there was an explosion aboard the Sultana; more than 1,400 people were killed.<\/p>\n
1956
\nRocky Marciano retired as undefeated world heavyweight boxing champion.<\/p>\n
1961
\nSierra Leone gained independence from Great Britain.<\/p>\n
1983
\nPitcher Nolan Ryan surpassed Walter Johnson\u2019s strikeout record\u2014one that had held since 1927.<\/p>\n
1987
\nAustrian president Kurt Waldheim was barred from entering the United States. He was accused of aiding in the execution of thousands of Jews in World War II.<\/p>\n
1993
\nEritrea declared itself independent.<\/p>\n
Ulysses S. Grant
\n1822\u20131885, American president, born in Point Pleasant, Ohio.<\/p>\n
Mary Wollstonecraft
\nauthor and feminist (1759)<\/p>\n
Samuel F. B. Morse
\ninventor (1791)<\/p>\n
C. Day Lewis
\nauthor (1904)<\/p>\n
Coretta Scott King
\ncivil-rights leader (1927)<\/p>\n
August Wilson
\nplaywright (1945)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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