Events:
1912 President Theodore Roosevelt is shot. He still delivers his speech with the bullet still inside him.
1926 The children's book Winnie-the-Pooh is first published.1947 Chuck Yeager pilots the first level flight faster than the speed of sound.1962 Cuban Missile Crisis begins when photos are taken of Soviet nuclear weapons being installed in Cuba.1964 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr is awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.1968 James Hines is the first man to break the ten second barrier in the 100 meters Famous Birthdays:1644 William Penn (Founder of Pennsylvania)
1890 Dwight D. Eisenhower (34th US President)1910 John Wooden (UCLA Basketball Coach)1927 Roger Moore (Actor - James Bond)1939 Ralph Lauren (Fashion Designer)1978 Usher (Singer)Archive:
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