It was on this day in 1968 when a South Carolina civil rights protest turned deadly.
Businessman William Dickson Boyce (1858 – 1929) incorporated the Boy Scouts of America on this day in 1910. According to Scouting magazine, Boyce was completely lost in a thick London fog in 1909 when a boy came up to him and led him to where he wanted to go.
Martin Luther King Jr. (January 15, 1929 – April 4, 1968)
Today is Martin Luther King Jr. Day (officially the Birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr.,and sometimes referred to as MLK Day) is a federal holiday marking the birthday of Martin Luther King Jr. It is observed on the third Monday of January each year, which is around King’s birthday, January 15. The holiday is similar to holidays set under the Uniform Monday Holiday Act. The earliest Monday for this holiday is January 15 and the latest is January 21.
Marchers gather at the Martin Luther King Memorial for a silent walk to a prayer service on the National Mall in Washington DC.
On this day in 1955, Rosa Parks, a black seamstress in Montgomery, AL, refused to give up her seat to a white man. Mrs. Parks was arrested marking a milestone in the civil rights movement in the U.S.
The bus, restored to the 1955 condition of Ms. Parks’ historic ride, is located in the Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn, Michigan.
Rosa Louise McCauley Parks(February 4, 1913 – October 24, 2005)
Heywood "Woody" Allen (Allan Stewart Konigsberg) is 83 today.
Iconic writer and director Woody Allen is known for his unique blend of comedy and style. His most celebrated films include Annie Hall (1977), Manhattan (1979), Hannah and Her Sisters (1986), Deconstructing Harry (1997), and Midnight in Paris (2011). He performed card and magic tricks in his youth and underwent the legal process of changing his name to Heywood Allen when he was 17.
In London on this day in 2003, the last commercial supersonic Concorde flight landed.
"The Last Touchdown." (With British: ‘Union Jack’ Flag & American: ‘Stars & Stripes’ Flag.)
On this day in 2002, The D.C. Sniper suspects were caught at Myersville rest stop. Law enforcement officers search the car that John Allen Muhammad and John Lee Malvo were in when police arrested them at the rest stop along I-70.
John Allen Muhammad and John Lee Malvo.
"The Bushmaster rifle used by convicted sniper John Allen Muhammad and Lee Boyd Malvo is seen at the Montgomery County Judicial Center after it was entered into evidence during the murder trial.
On this day in 1957, the Arkansas National Guard was ordered by Governor Orval Faubus to keep nine black students from going into Little Rock’s Central High School.
Orval Eugene Faubus(January 7, 1910 – December 14, 1994)
The Ford Motor Company began selling the Edsel on this day in 1957. The car was so unpopular that it was taken off the market two years later.
Los Angeles, CA, was founded by Spanish settlers on this day in 1781. The original name was "El Pueblo de Nuestra Senora La Reina de Los Angeles de Porciuncula," which translates as "The Town of the Queen of Angels."
View of a statue depicting the Governor Felipe de Neve, in Los Angeles Plaza.
George Eastman registered the name "Kodak" and patented his roll-film camera on this day in 1888. The camera took 100 photos per roll.
On this day in 1972, swimmer Mark Spitz captured his seventh Olympic gold medal in the 400-meter medley relay event at Munich, Germany. Spitz was the first Olympian to win seven gold medals.
Mark Andrew Spitz turned 68 in February.
Beyoncé Giselle Knowles-Carter is 37 years young today.
Former member of the R&B girl group Destiny’s Child who also became a widely successful solo artist. She has won a total of 2 2 Grammy Awards for songs such as "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)," "Drunk in Love" and "Crazy in Love."She won her first school talent show with her rendition of "Imagine" by John Lennon.
