1890
\nArtist Vincent van Gogh died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound in Auvers, France.<\/p>\n
1958
\nPresident Eisenhower signed the congressional act that created the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) was authorized by Congress.<\/p>\n
1968
\nIn Humanae Vitae (of Human Life), Pope Paul VI reaffirmed the Catholic Church’s prohibition on artificial methods of birth control.<\/p>\n
1981
\nPrince Charles, heir to the British throne, married Lady Diana Spencer.<\/p>\n
2003
\nRed Sox switch hitter Bill Mueller became the first baseball player to hit grand slam home runs from both sides of the plate in the same game.<\/p>\n
Dag Hammarskjold
\n1905\u201361, Swedish statesman, secretary-general of the United Nations (1953\u201361).<\/p>\n
Alexis de Tocqueville
\nwriter (1805)<\/p>\n
Booth Tarkington
\nauthor (1869)<\/p>\n
Benito Mussolini
\ndictator (1883)<\/p>\n
Nancy Landon Kassebaum
\nsenator (1932)<\/p>\n
Elizabeth Hanford Dole
\npublic official (1936)<\/p>\n
Peter Jennings
\nnews anchor (1938)<\/p>\n
Ken Burns
\ndocumentary filmmaker (1953)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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