Events:
1684 Isaac Newton's paper on the theory of gravity is read to the Royal Society by Edmund Halley.
1817 Mississippi is admitted as the 20th U.S. state1864 Major General William T. Sherman's Union Army troops reach Savannah, Georgia.1868 The first traffic lights are installed outside the Houses of Parliament in London.1901 The first Nobel Prizes are awarded.1971 Jim Hart throws a football for a record 98 yards, the longest recorded throw. Famous Birthdays:1830 Emily Dickinson (Poet)
1952 Susan Dey (Actress - Partridge Family)1957 Michael Clarke Duncan (Actor)1964 Bobby Flay (TV Chef)1985 Raven Symone (Actress)1985 Matt Forte (NFL Football player)Archive:
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