Cover of Louis Armstrong |
1940:Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands arrives in the United Kingdom, after fleeing from the Nazi invasion of her homeland. She will be a symbol of Dutch resistance throughout World War II, speaking to her subjects from Radio Orange in London.
1967: Dr. Zakir Hussain is elected as the third president of India; he is also the first Muslim to hold India’s highest office.
1985: A month before his 43rd birthday, Tony Perez of the Cincinnati Reds becomes the oldest person to hit a Major League Baseball grand slam, helping the Reds beat the Houston Astros 7-3.
1967: Dr. Zakir Hussain is elected as the third president of India; he is also the first Muslim to hold India’s highest office.
1985: A month before his 43rd birthday, Tony Perez of the Cincinnati Reds becomes the oldest person to hit a Major League Baseball grand slam, helping the Reds beat the Houston Astros 7-3.
1995:Alison Hargreaves becomes first woman to climb Everest without oxygen.
1917:3 children witness apparition of Our Lady of Fatima in Fatima, Portugal
1913:The first 4-engine was aircraft built & flown in Russia by Igor Sikorsky.
1880:Thomas Edison's first test of the electric railway in Menlo Park.
1917:3 children witness apparition of Our Lady of Fatima in Fatima, Portugal
1913:The first 4-engine was aircraft built & flown in Russia by Igor Sikorsky.
1880:Thomas Edison's first test of the electric railway in Menlo Park.
1938:Louis Armstrong and his orchestra record "When the Saints Go Marching In"
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