Historical Events
1870 - Construction begins on Brooklyn Bridge in New York; completed May 24, 1883
1942 - American-British-Dutch-Australian (ABDA) Command forms
1952 - "Dragnet" with Jack Webb premieres on NBC TV
1956 - A fire damages the top part of the Eiffel Tower.
1977 - Lindy McDaniel retires with 2nd most pitching appearances (987 games)
2005 - Craig Ferguson becomes the host of "The Late Late Show" on CBS
Famous Birthdays
1840 - Father Joseph Damien de Veuster, Belgium, helped lepers in Hawaii
1910 - Thomas Stuart Willan, historian
1916 - Betty Furness, actress/journalist/consumer activist (Studio 1), born in NYC, New York
1922 - Bill Travers, Newcastle-on-Tyne England, actor (Born Free, Gorgo)
1963 - Jerome Young, American professional wrestler
1971 - Cory Cross, Lloydminster, NHL defenseman (Tampa Bay Lightning)
Famous Deaths
1098 - Walkelin, first Norman bishop of Winchester (b. unknown)
1956 - Joseph Wirth, 5th Chancellor of the Weimar Republic (Germany) (b. 1876)
1969 - Howard McNear, actor (Irma La Douce), dies after long illness at 63
1993 - Johnny Most, American sports announcer (b. 1923)
2002 - Freddy Heineken, Dutch beer executive (b. 1923)
2009 - Hisayasu Nagata, Japanese politician (b. 1969)
from Today in History | HistoryOrb.com http://ift.tt/10SRViy
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