1815
Napoleon Bonaparte escaped from exile on the island of Elba.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
1870
\nA 312-ft long pneumatic subway was opened in New York City; funding for a larger version never materialized.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
1901
\nLeaders of the Boxer Uprising in China, Chi-hsui and Hsu Cheng-yu, were beheaded.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
1919
\nGrand Canyon National Park was established.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
1935
\nRADAR (Radio Detection and Ranging) was first demonstrated by Robert Watson-Watt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
1993
A bomb exploded at the World Trade Center in New York. The blast killed six people and injured more than 1,000.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Buffalo Bill Cody
1846\u20131917, American Plainsman.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Victor Hugo
writer (1802)
<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Levi Strauss
entrepreneur, inventor (1829)
<\/p>\n\n\n\n
John Harvey Kellogg
surgeon, advocate of dietary reform (1852)
<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Johnny Cash
singer (1932)
<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Jenny Thompson
swimmer (1973)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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