Today in History

Historical Events

1688 - Prince William of Orange's invasion fleet sails to England
1946 - New York Knicks play their first Basketball Association of America (BAA) home game at Madison Square Garden, losing 78-68 to the Chicago Stags in overtime
1966 - NASA Gemini 12 launches on a four-day flight with Jim Lovell and Buzz Aldrin
2000 - 12th College Football Holy War: Notre Dame beats Boston College, 28-16 in South Bend
2023 - Icelandic town of GrindavĂ­k on Reykjanes peninsula evacuated after thousands of earthquakes and rising magna point to an imminent eruption

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Famous Birthdays

1907 - Joseph G. Hamilton, American physician who was a pioneer of using radioactive isotopes in disease treatment and diagnosis, born in Waverley, Massachusetts (d. 1957)
1962 - Demi Moore [Guynes], American actress (Ghost, Striptease, GI Jane), born in Roswell, New Mexico
1970 - Lee Parkin Starkey, English fashion designer, and daughter of Ringo Starr and his first wife Maureen, born in London
1976 - Lisa Gleave, American actress and model (The Price is Right), born in Queen...