HISTORICAL EVENTS
1861 – The Crittenden Compromise is killed in the U.S. Senate prior to outbreak of the American Civil War.
1919 – Prohibition (18th Amendment) goes into effect. It was repealed by the 21st Amendment in 1933.
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1942 – Hollywood star Carole Lombard (33), the wife of Clark Gable, is killed in a plane crash returning from a WWII Bond tour.
1942 – Hollywood star Carole Lombard (33), the wife of Clark Gable, is killed in a plane crash returning from a WWII Bond tour.
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1979 – Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, The Shah of Iran, flees his country seeking asylum in the United States.
1911 – Jay Hanna "Dizzy" Dean, also known as Jerome Herman Dean, Hall of Fame baseball pitcher (St Louis Cardinals) in Lucas, AR. Died in 1974. Dean was best known for leading the 1934 Cardinal "Gashouse Gang" team with a 30–7 record and a 2.66 ERA during the regular season.
1934 – American mezzo-soprano Marilyn Horne, was born in Bedford, PA.
1979 – Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, The Shah of Iran, flees his country seeking asylum in the United States.
FAMOUS BIRTHS
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1853 – Andre Michelin, France, industrialist/tire manufacturer, founded the Michelin Tyre Company (Compagnie Générale des Établissements Michelin) in 1888.
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Photo from Wikipedia1911 – Jay Hanna "Dizzy" Dean, also known as Jerome Herman Dean, Hall of Fame baseball pitcher (St Louis Cardinals) in Lucas, AR. Died in 1974. Dean was best known for leading the 1934 Cardinal "Gashouse Gang" team with a 30–7 record and a 2.66 ERA during the regular season.
1934 – American mezzo-soprano Marilyn Horne, was born in Bedford, PA.
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1933 – American writer Susan Sontag, famous for The Way We Live Now and On America.
1933 – American writer Susan Sontag, famous for The Way We Live Now and On America.
FAMOUS DEATHS
1794 – Edward Gibbon, historian (The History of the Decline & Fall of the Roman Empire), dies in London at 56
1794 – Edward Gibbon, historian (The History of the Decline & Fall of the Roman Empire), dies in London at 56
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1982 – Red Smith, American sportswriter, considered the greatest of his profession.
1982 – Red Smith, American sportswriter, considered the greatest of his profession.
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