1620
\nThe Mayflower Compact was signed by Pilgrims aboard the Mayflower. It would provide the basis for all governments of the American colonies.<\/p>\n
1831
\nFormer slave Nat Turner was executed.<\/p>\n
1889
\nWashington became the 42nd state.<\/p>\n
1918
\nThe Allies and Germany signed an armistice ending World War I.<\/p>\n
1921
\nThe Tomb of the Unknown Soldier was dedicated in Arlington National Cemetery.<\/p>\n
1965
\nRhodesia proclaimed its independence from Britain.<\/p>\n
1992
\nThe Church of England voted to ordain women as priests.<\/p>\n
2004
\nYasir Arafat, chairman of the Palestine Liberation Organization, died in Paris. Mahmoud Abbas was elected to take his place.<\/p>\n
Feodor Dostoyevsky
\n1821\u20131881, Russian novelist.<\/p>\n
Maude Adams
\nactress (1872)<\/p>\n
George Patton
\ngeneral (1885)<\/p>\n
Howard Fast
\nauthor (1914)<\/p>\n
Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
\nscience fiction writer (1922)<\/p>\n
Carlos Fuentes
\nwriter, editor, and diplomat (1928)<\/p>\n
LaVern Baker
\nsinger (1929)<\/p>\n
Barbara Boxer
\nsenator (1940)<\/p>\n
Calista Flockhart
\nactress (1964)<\/p>\n
Leonardo DiCaprio
\nactor (1974)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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