1879
\nThomas Edison gave the first public demonstration of an electric incandescent lamp.<\/p>\n
1938
\nThe first breath test for drivers, “drunkometer,” was introduced in Indianapolis.<\/p>\n
1946
\nPresident Truman officially proclaimed the end of hostilities in World War II.<\/p>\n
1961
\nThe Marshall Plan expired after distributing more than $12 billion in foreign aid.<\/p>\n
1963
\nCentral African Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland was formally dissolved.<\/p>\n
1964
\nThe al-Fatah guerrillas of Yasser Arafat launched their first terrorist raid on Israel.<\/p>\n
1987
\nRobert Mugabe sworn in as Zimbabwe’s president.<\/p>\n
Henri Matisse
\nPronunciation: [\u00e4NrE\u00b4 m\u00e4tEs\u00b4]\n
1869\u20131954, French Artist.<\/p>\n
Jacques Cartier
\nexplorer (1491)<\/p>\n
Charles Cornwallis
\ngeneral (1738)<\/p>\n
Elizabeth Arden
\nbeautician, business executive (1878)<\/p>\n
George C. Marshall
\ngeneral and cabinet member (1880)<\/p>\n
Simon Wiesenthal
\nwriter, activist (1908)<\/p>\n
Anthony Hopkins
\nactor (1937)<\/p>\n
John Denver
\nentertainer (1943)<\/p>\n
Connie Willis
\nwriter (1945)<\/p>\n
Gong Li
\nactor (1965)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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