1598 – Jews are expelled from Genoa, Italy.
1815 – The Battle of New Orleans in the War of 1812. American forces are commanded by Major General Andrew Jackson who later becomes the 7th President of the United States.
1867 – African American men granted the right to vote in Washington, D.C.
1947 – General of the Army George C. Marshall becomes Secretary of State. He was the author of what is now known as the Marshall Plan to rebuild Europe after WWII. (President Truman declined the credit.) This precedent allowed for future "gifting" of train loads of United States cash around the world at American taxpayer expense.
1964 – President Lyndon B Johnson declares "War on Poverty" which was never "won" nor declared over. The "war" was actually declared in a time of recovery where poverty had fallen about 14%.
FAMOUS BIRTHS
1786 – Nicholas Biddle, made the 2nd Bank of United States the first effective central bank. This, along with the establishment of the Federal Reserve in the 20th Century, which has as much to do with the government as Federal Express (FedEx), gave us the mess we have today.
1867 – Emily Green Balch, US, sociologist/feminist/pacifist (and quite the looker), winner of the Nobel Peace Prize in 1946.
1909 – Evelyn Wood, American educator who was famous for her speed-reading technique. Died, 1995.
1941 – Graham Chapman, English comedian (Monty Python's Flying Circus). Died October 1989.
FAMOUS DEATHS
1642 – Galileo Galilei, Italian physicist/astronomer, dies at 77 in Italy.
1825 – Eli Whitney, American inventor (born, 1765).
1825 – Eli Whitney, American inventor (born, 1765).
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