Today in History in 1731 Martha Washington, the first US First Lady, was born in Kent County, Virginia; 1948 Babe Ruth said his final farewell at Yankee Stadium and dies two months later; and in 1979 Darla Hood, actress (Our Gang 1935-45), died at age 47.
Our on this day in history archives contain over 200,000 events, birthdays and deaths from 6,000 years of history. Here is a roundup of a few of them:
Historical Events
1373 - Anglo-Portuguese Treaty of Alliance (world's oldest extant) signed in London
1774 - Rhode Island becomes first colony to prohibit importation of slaves
1828 - Simon Bolívar proclaimed dictator
1865 - President Andrew Johnson proclaims reconstruction of confederate states
1866 - US House of representatives passes 14th Amendment (Civil rights)
1878 - Congress of Berlin meets to divide African colonization
1881 - The USS Jeannette, under the command of George Washington De Long, sinks in the Arctic circle following 21 months of drifting after becoming trapped in the ice
1948 - Babe Ruth's final farewell at Yankee Stadium, he dies Aug 16th
1956 - After 72 years, Britain gives up Suez Canal to Egyptian control
2000 - President Kim Dae Jung of South Korea meets Kim Jong-il, leader of North Korea, for the beginning of the first ever inter-Korea summit, in the northern capital of Pyongyang.
Famous Birthdays
1731 - Martha Washington, Kent County, Virginia, 1st US First Lady (1789-97)
1892 - Basil Rathbone, Johannesburg South Africa, actor (Sherlock Holmes)
1903 - Harold "Red" Grange, Forksville Pennsylvania, American "Galloping Ghost" of football (University of Illinois, Chicago Bears)
1912 - Mary Wickes, St Louis Mo, actress (Dennis the Menace, Julia, Doc)
1913 - Ralph Edwards, Merino Colo, TV host (This is Your Life)
1953 - Tim Allen, comedian (Tim-Home Improvement, Jungle2Jungle), born in Denver, Colorado
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