399 - Greek philosopher Socrates is sentenced to death after a historical clash with Athenian society and politics.
1898 – A mysterious explosion occurs on board the U.S. battleship Maine in the harbor at Cuba initiating the Spanish-American War.
1903 – The first teddy bear goes on sale, using the nickname of President Theodore Roosevelt.
1961 – U.S. figure staking team is wiped-out in plane crash in Berg-Kampenhout, Belgium. Shortly after the crash the U.S. Figure Skating Fund was established to provide assistance to elite U.S. skaters.
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1965 – Canada adopts the Maple Leaf flag.
FAMOUS BIRTHS
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1564 – Galileo Galilei, Italian astronomer and physicist, is born in Pisa.
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1820 – American suffragette Susan B. Anthony is born in Adams, MA.
FAMOUS DEATHS
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1965 – Singer Nathanial Admas "Nat King" Cole died of lung cancer in Santa Monica, CA.
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