1066
\nWilliam the Conqueror was crowned King of England.<\/p>\n
1776
\nGeorge Washington crossed the Delaware River and surprised the Hessians.<\/p>\n
1868
\nPresident Andrew Johnson granted an unconditional pardon to all persons involved in the Southern rebellion that resulted in the Civil War.<\/p>\n
1926
\nHirohito became emperor of Japan.<\/p>\n
1977
\nBritish film actor, director, and producer Charlie Chaplin died in Switzerland at age 88.<\/p>\n
1989
\nFormer Romanian president Nicolae Ceausescu and his wife were executed.<\/p>\n
1991
\nPresident Mikhail Gorbachev resigned following the disintegration of the Soviet Union.<\/p>\n
Anwar al-Sadat
\n1918\u20131981, Egyptian Political Leader and President.<\/p>\n
Clara Barton
\nAmerican Red Cross founder (1821)<\/p>\n
Helena Rubinstein
\ncosmetics executive (1870)<\/p>\n
Maurice Utrillo
\npainter (1883)<\/p>\n
Conrad Hilton
\nbusiness (1887)<\/p>\n
Robert L. Ripley
\ncartoonist (1893)<\/p>\n
Humphrey Bogart
\nactor (1899)<\/p>\n
Cab Calloway
\nband leader (1907)<\/p>\n
Jimmy Buffett
\nmusician (1946)<\/p>\n
Barbara Mandrell
\ncountry musician (1948)<\/p>\n
Sissy Spacek
\nactress (1949)<\/p>\n
Dido
\nsinger (1971)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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