Birth anniversaries of children’s educator and entertainer Fred Rogers (1928-2003), psychologist B.F. Skinner (1904-90), scientific management theorist Frederick Taylor (1856-1915).
Happy Birthday! Holly Hunter, William Hurt
1792 - In Paris, the Legislative Assembly approved the use of the guillotine.
1852 - Harriet Beecher Stowe’s book "Uncle Tom’s Cabin," subtitled "Life Among the Lowly," was first published.
1865 - A plan by John Wilkes Booth to abduct U.S. President Abraham Lincoln was ruined when Lincoln changed his plans and did not appear at the Soldier’s Home near Washington,DC.
1885 - John Matzeliger of Suriname patented the shoe lacing machine.
1922 - The USS Langley was commissioned. It was the first aircraft carrier for the U.S. Navy.
1933 - The first German concentration camp was completed at Dachau.
1967 - Twiggy arrived in the U.S. for a one-week stay.
1981 - Argentine ex-president Isabel Peron was sentenced to eight years in a convent.
1990 - Imelda Marcos, widow of ex-Philippines dictator Ferdinand Marcos, went on trial for racketeering, embezzlement and bribery.
1995 - In Tokyo, 12 people were killed and more than 5,500 others were sickened when packages containing the nerve gas Sarin was released on five separate subway trains. The terrorists belonged to a doomsday cult in Japan.
1996 - In Los Angeles, Erik and Lyle Menendez were found guilty of first-degree murder in the killing of their parents.
1996 - The U.K. announced that humans could catch CJD (Mad Cow Disease).
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