Today in History

Historical Events

1548 - La Paz, Bolivia, is founded
1945 - Australian Services win third Victory Test Cricket by four wickets
1967 - LPGA Championship Women's Golf, Pleasant Valley CC: Kathy Whitworth wins by 1 stroke from Shirley Englehorn
1990 - Bridgette LeAnn Wilson, 17, of Oregon, 8th crowned Miss Teen USA
2004 - Martha Stewart is sentenced to five months in prison plus five months in home confinement for lying to federal investigators

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Famous Birthdays

1715 - Charles de Rohan, Prince de Soubise, Marshal of France, born in Paris (d. 1787)
1919 - Choi Kyu-hah, President of South Korea, born in Wŏnju, South Korea (d. 2006)
1950 - Dennis Priestley, English darts player (PDC World Champion 1994), born in Mexborough, England
1967 - Roger Duffy, American NFL guard and center (NY Jets), born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
1977 - Jamie Kern Lima, American entrepreneur, co-founder of IT Cosmetics, and first female chief executive officer of...