Today is my birthday and on the stupendous occasion I will tell you of some of the most interesting things to have had happen on this most auspicious of days.
1802: John Beckley becomes the first Librarian of Congress, appointed by President Thomas Jefferson. He reportedly was paid two dollars per day.
1843: President William Mckinley is born.
1845: Edgar Alan Poe publishes his most famous work, "The Raven"
1861: Kansas enters the Union
1886: The first successful petrol-driven motorcar, built by Karl Benz, was patented.
1891: Liliuokalani became Queen of Hawaii following the death of her brother King Kalakaua. She was the last monarch in Hawaiian history.
1916: In World War I, Paris was bombed by German zeppelins for the first time.
1936: US Baseball Hall of Fame elects its first members, honorees include Ty Cobb, Babe Ruth, Walter Johnson, Honus Wagner, and Christy Mathewson.
1954: Oprah Winfrey is born
1963: The first members to the NFL Hall of Fame were named in Canton, OH.
1990: Exxon Valdez oil tanker captain Joseph Hazelwood goes on trial for his involvement in the worst oil spill in the history of the United States.
1995: The San Francisco 49ers make NFL history by winning their fifth Super Bowl.
1802: John Beckley becomes the first Librarian of Congress, appointed by President Thomas Jefferson. He reportedly was paid two dollars per day.
1843: President William Mckinley is born.
1845: Edgar Alan Poe publishes his most famous work, "The Raven"
1861: Kansas enters the Union
1886: The first successful petrol-driven motorcar, built by Karl Benz, was patented.
1891: Liliuokalani became Queen of Hawaii following the death of her brother King Kalakaua. She was the last monarch in Hawaiian history.
1916: In World War I, Paris was bombed by German zeppelins for the first time.
1936: US Baseball Hall of Fame elects its first members, honorees include Ty Cobb, Babe Ruth, Walter Johnson, Honus Wagner, and Christy Mathewson.
1954: Oprah Winfrey is born
1963: The first members to the NFL Hall of Fame were named in Canton, OH.
1990: Exxon Valdez oil tanker captain Joseph Hazelwood goes on trial for his involvement in the worst oil spill in the history of the United States.
1995: The San Francisco 49ers make NFL history by winning their fifth Super Bowl.
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