I loved this idea so much I just HAD to do it.
1189 - Richard the Lionheart is crowned King of England. (This is pretty spiffy if I do say so myself)
1785 - The dollar is unanimously chosen as the monetary unit for the United States. (and they still haven't given me enough)
1942 - Anne Frank and her family went into hiding in the "Secret Annexe" above her father's office in an Amsterdam warehouse. (Because I just loved that little bitch)
1999 - U.S. Army private Barry Winchell dies from baseball-bat injuries inflicted in his sleep the previous day by fellow soldiers for his relationship with transgendered showgirl and former Navy combat medic, Calpernia Addams.
1925 - Merv Griffin, American television show host (d. 2007)
1937 - Ned Beatty, American actor
1975 - 50 Cent, American rapper
1971 - Louis Armstrong, American musician (b. 1901)
1998 - Roy Rogers, American actor (b. 1911)
Roman festivals: Ludi Apollinares, games in honour of Apollo (since 208 BC) began today.
1785 - The dollar is unanimously chosen as the monetary unit for the United States. (and they still haven't given me enough)
1942 - Anne Frank and her family went into hiding in the "Secret Annexe" above her father's office in an Amsterdam warehouse. (Because I just loved that little bitch)
1999 - U.S. Army private Barry Winchell dies from baseball-bat injuries inflicted in his sleep the previous day by fellow soldiers for his relationship with transgendered showgirl and former Navy combat medic, Calpernia Addams.
1925 - Merv Griffin, American television show host (d. 2007)
1937 - Ned Beatty, American actor
1975 - 50 Cent, American rapper
1971 - Louis Armstrong, American musician (b. 1901)
1998 - Roy Rogers, American actor (b. 1911)
Roman festivals: Ludi Apollinares, games in honour of Apollo (since 208 BC) began today.