On this day in 1862, the Confederates defeated Union forces at the second Battle of Bull Run in Manassas, VA.
Stonewall Jackson, Confederate General.
It was on this day in 1967. He would be the first black court justice.
Thurgood Marshall (July 2, 1908 – January 24, 1993)
The space shuttle Challenger was launched on this day in 1983 with Guion S. Bluford Jr. aboard. He was the first African American to travel in space when the shuttle embarked on its third mission.
Guion Stewart Bluford Jr. will be 76 on November 22.
Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley (Godwin) (August 30, 1797 – February 1, 1851)
British author Mary Shelley is best known for her Gothic novel Frankenstein. Her less famous works include novels such as Valperga, Perkin Warbeck, and The Last Man.
Baseballs Ty Cobb made his major league batting debut with the Detroit Tigers on this day in 1905.
Tyrus Raymond Cobb (December 18, 1886 – July 17, 1961) Nicknamed: The Georgia Peach
The Mongol conqueror Ghengis Khan (Temüjin Borjigin) died on this day in 1227.
Tennessee ratified the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution on this day in 1920. The Amendment guaranteed the right of all women in America to vote.
James Meredith graduated from the University of Mississippi on this day in 1963. He was the first black man to accomplish this feat.
James Howard Meredith turned 85 in June.
Vladimir Nabokov’s controversial novel "Lolita" was published on this day in 1958.
Vladimir Vladimirovich Nabokov (April 22, 1899 – July 2, 1977)
Actor and director Robert Redford founded the Sundance Film Festival. He starred in classics such as All the President’s Men (1976), The Sting (1973), and Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969). His directorial debut, Ordinary People (1980) received the Academy Award for Best Picture and earned him the Academy Award for Best Director.
Robert Redford as seen in season 3, episode 81 of The Twilight Zone (‘’Nothing in the Dark”). It first aired January 5, 1962.
On this day in 1914, Germany declared war on Russia at the start of World War I.
‘A Berlin crowd listens as a German officer reads the Kaiser’s order for mobilization on 1st August 1914′.
Adolf Hitler (second from right) presided over the Olympic games as they opened in Berlin on this day in 1936.
African American Jesse Owens was the star of Berlin, becoming the first American in Olympic track and field history to win four gold medals at a single Games. He won the 100-yard dash, the long jump, 200-yard dash and the 4×100-yard relay.
In Warsaw, Poland, an uprising against Nazi occupation began on this day in 1944. The revolt continued until October 2 when Polish forces surrendered.
German Troops set fire to a village in Poland.
Herman Melville (August 1, 1819 – September 28, 1891)
Melville was an American novelist, short story writer, and poet of the American Renaissance period. His best known works include Typee (1846), a romantic account of his experiences in Polynesian life, and his whaling novel Moby-Dick (1851).
MTV made its debut at 12:01am on this day in 1981. The first video to be shown was "Video Killed the Radio Star" by the Buggles.
"Ladies and gentlemen, rock and roll". Those were the words TV audiences heard on August 1, 1981 when a brand new channel called Music Television launched.
The American space probe Ranger 7 transmitted pictures of the moon’s surface on this day in 1964.
The 19 year old from France began making a name for himself in the American Revolution on this day in 1777.
Thomas Jefferson commissioned this portrait of Marquis de Lafayette. (Portrait by Joseph Boze).
Sens. Thomas Eagleton (left) and George McGovern celebrate their candidacy for vice president and president, respectively, at the Democratic National Convention in 1972.
Eighteen days after Eagleton was picked to run with McGovern, Eagleton arrived in Washington to hold a press conference on this day in 1972.
"Ladies and gentlemen, I will not divide the Democratic Party," Eagleton announced. "Therefore, tomorrow morning I will write to the chairman of the Democratic Party withdrawing my candidacy." His mental health was the main issue.
The election was held 99 days later. Richard Nixon would defeat George McGovern in a landslide — the widest margin of victory in the popular vote in presidential history.
Novelist Joanne Rowling,writing under the pen names J. K. Rowling and Robert Galbraith, is 53 years young today.
English author J.K. Rowling wrote the bestselling Harry Potter fantasy books. Her first novel in the series, Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone (1997), was followed by six equally popular installments, all of which were made into feature films. She began writing as a child, creating stories about a rabbit family for her younger sister’s enjoyment.
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