JULY 29
1890:Artist Vincent van Gogh died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound in Auvers, France.
1958:President Eisenhower signed the congressional act that created the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) was authorized by Congress.
1961:In Humanae Vitae (of Human Life), Pope Paul VI reaffirmed the Catholic Church's prohibition on artificial methods of birth control.
1981:Prince Charles, heir to the British throne, married Lady Diana Spencer.
2003:Red sox switch hitter Bill Mueller became the first baseball player to hit grand slam home runs from both sides of the plate in the same game.
No comments:
Post a Comment