1431
\nJoan of Arc was burned at the stake as a heretic.<\/p>\n
1536
\nKing Henry VIII of England married his 3rd wife, Jane Seymour, 11 days after he had his 2nd wife, Anne Boleyn executed.<\/p>\n
1911
\nThe first Indianapolis 500 was won by Ray Harroun.<\/p>\n
1922
\nThe Lincoln Memorial in Washington, DC, was dedicated by Chief Justice William Howard Taft.<\/p>\n
1998
\nAn earthquake in Northern Afghanistan (and subsequent aftershocks) killed an estimated 5,000 and injured at least 1,500. A quake on Feb. 4 in the same area had killed about 2,300.<\/p>\n
Countee Cullen
\nPronunciation: [koun\u00b4tE\u00b4]\n1903\u201346, American poet, born in New York City<\/p>\n
Alexander Archipenko
\nsculptor (1887)<\/p>\n
Irving G. Thalberg
\nmovie executive (1899)<\/p>\n
Seton Howard Frederick Lloyd
\narchaeologist (1902)<\/p>\n
Mel Blanc
\nactor (1908)<\/p>\n
Benny Goodman
\nmusician (1909)<\/p>\n
Gale Sayers
\nfootball player (1943)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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