Historical Events
1809 - Along the Natchez Trace in Tennessee, explorer Meriwether Lewis dies under mysterious circumstances at an inn called Grinder's Stand.
1929 - JC Penney opens store #1252 in Milford, Delaware, making it a nationwide company with stores in all 48 U.S. states.
1982 - Riot in Amsterdam as tram catches fire
1985 - US intercepts Egyptian Boeing with Achille Lauro terrorists
1992 - Toronto down 6-1 in 7th beats A's 7-6 in 11th in AL playoff
1994 - Russian ruble decreases to 3,926 rubles per dollar
Famous Birthdays
1616 - Andreas Gryphius, German writer (d. 1664)
1671 - Frederik IV, king of Denmark/Norway (1699-1730)
1924 - Mal Whitfield, American athlete
1957 - Paul Sereno, American paleontologist
1971 - Chann McRae, Albany Ga, cyclist (Olympics-96)
1974 - Terje Haakonsen, Norwegian snowboarder
Famous Deaths
1896 - Edward White Benson, Archbishop of Canterbury (b. 1829)
1961 - Leonard "Chico" Marx, comedian (Marx Brothers), dies at 74
1965 - Dorothea Lange, American photographer (b. 1895)
1977 - Mason Gross, professor (Think Fast, 2 for the Money), dies at 66
2004 - Keith Miller, Australian sportsman (b. 1919)
2007 - David Lee "Tex" Hill, World War Two fighter pilot, flying ace, 1st American Volunteer Group (b. 1915)
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