1796
\nEdward Jenner administered the first smallpox vaccine to 8-year-old James Phipps.<\/p>\n
1804
\nThe Lewis and Clark expedition set out from St. Louis.<\/p>\n
1904
\nThe Olympic Games were held in the United States for the first time, in St. Louis, Missouri.<\/p>\n
1948
\nBritish rule in Palestine came to an end as The Jewish National Council proclaimed the State of Israel. Within hours, Israel was under attack from Arab forces.<\/p>\n
1955
\nThe Warsaw Pact was signed by the Soviet Union and seven other Communist bloc countries. It finally dissolved in 1991.<\/p>\n
1973
\nSkylab, the United States\u2019 first space station, was launched into orbit.<\/p>\n
1998
\nFrank Sinatra died at the age of 82.<\/p>\n
George Lucas
\n1944\u2014, American film director and producer, born in Modesto, Calif.<\/p>\n
Thomas Gainsborough
\npainter (1727)<\/p>\n
Robert Owen
\nsocial reformer (1771)<\/p>\n
Otto Klemperer
\nconductor (1885)<\/p>\n
David Byrne
\nmusician (1952)<\/p>\n
Cate Blanchett
\nactress (1969)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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