1804 – The U.S. Congress ordered the removal of Indians east of the Mississippi to Louisiana.
1827 – Composer Ludwig van Beethoven died.
1874 – Robert Frost, Poet, was born.
1880 – Duncan Hines, Author, was born. His name is associated with the food products that bear his name.
1885 – Eastman Kodak (Eastman Dry Plate and Film Co.) produced the first commercial motion picture film in Rochester, NY.
1937 – Spinach growers in Crystal City, TX, erected a statue of Popeye.
1945 – The battle of Iwo Jima ended.
1953 – Dr. Jonas Salk announced a new vaccine that would prevent poliomyelitis.
1956 – Red Buttons made his debut as a television actor in “Studio One” on CBS television.
1957 – Ricky Nelson recorded his first songs.
1964 – Pete Best (Beatles) appeared live on the TV show “I’ve Got a Secret.”
Today in Beatles History
1969 – The TV movie “Marcus Welby” was seen on ABC-TV. It was later turned into a series.
1973 – Women were allowed on the floor of the London Stock Exchange for the first time.
1997 – The 39 bodies of Heaven’s Gate members are found in a mansion in Rancho Santa Fe, CA. The group had committed suicide thinking that they would be picked up by a spaceship following behind the comet Hale-Bopp.
2007 – The design for the “Forever Stamp” was unveiled by the U.S. Postal Service.
Sources: wikipedia, onthisday.com
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