Today's Highlight In History;
Birthdays:
1815 Grace Darling, Lighthouse keepers daughter who became famous heroine
1849 Frances Burnett, Novelist; 'The Secret Garden' & 'Little Lord Fauntleroy'
1868 Scott Joplin, Composer and pianist
1925 Alun Owen, Writer and 'Oscar' nominee for 'A Hard Days Night'
1939 Jim Yester, Of the Pop group 'The Association'
1941 Pete Best, Former member of 'The Beatles' 1942Billy Connolly, Former Scottish steelworker turned comedian.
Events:
1924 1st Dutch airplane (Fokker's F-7) reaches Batavia (Java)
1935 King George II returns to Greece after 12 years
1964 For 1st time since 1800, residents of Washngton DC permitted to vote
1966 1st TV station in Congo, Kinshasa (Zaire)
1966 New York City experiences the smoggiest day in the city's history.
2013 40th American Music Awards: Taylor Swift & Justin Timberlake win
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