1455
\nThe first battle in the 30-year War of Roses took place at St. Albans.<\/p>\n
1761
\nThe first life insurance policy in the United States was issued in Philadelphia.<\/p>\n
1849
\nAbraham Lincoln received patent number 6469 for his floating dry dock.<\/p>\n
1927
\nAn earthquake near Xining, China, measuring 8.3 claimed approximately 200,000 victims.<\/p>\n
1947
\nHarry S. Truman’s Doctrine brought aid to Greece and Turkey to combat the spread of Communism.<\/p>\n
1972
\nRichard Nixon arrived in Moscow, becoming the first U.S. president to visit the Soviet Union.<\/p>\n
1990
\nNorth Yemen and South Yemen merged to form the Republic of Yemen.<\/p>\n
1992
\nJohnny Carson hosted the last episode of his Tonight Show.<\/p>\n
2003
\nThe UN Security Council approved a resolution lifting the economic sanctions against Iraq and supporting the U.S.-led administration in Iraq.<\/p>\n
2011
\nAt least 140 people are killed and hundreds more injured as a three-quarter-mile-wide tornado hits Joplin, Missouri. The tornado is among the deadliest in the nation’s history, destroying nearly a third of the city and damaging about 2,000 buildings, including water treatment and sewage plants.<\/p>\n
2012
\nTokyo Skytree, which at 634 meters high is the tallest tower in the world, opened to the public.<\/p>\n
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
\n1859\u20131930, British author and creator of Sherlock Holmes, born in Edinburgh.<\/p>\n
Richard Wagner
\ncomposer (1813)<\/p>\n
Mary Cassatt
\npainter (1844)<\/p>\n
Sir Laurence Olivier
\nactor (1907)<\/p>\n
Betty Williams
\npeace activist (1943)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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