It is the 327th day of the year with only 38 day remaining.
1499 - Pretender to the throne Perkin Warbeck is hanged for reportedly attempting to escape from the Tower of London. He had invaded England two years earlier, claiming to be the lost son of King Edward IV.
1863 - The Battle of Chattanooga begins, while Union forces led by General U.S. Grant reinforce troops to counter-attack the Confederates.
1876 - Corrupt Tammany Hall leader Willaim Magear "Boss" Tweed, is delivered to authorities in New York City after being captured in Spain.
1889 - The first jukebox goes into operation at the Palais Royale Saloon in San Franciso, California.
1936 - The first edition of Life magazine is published.
1943 - Two important atolls, Tarawa and Makin, fall to american forces.
1963 - The BBC broadcasts the first ever episode of Doctor Who, which is the world's longest running science fiction drama.
1976 - Apneist Jacques Mayol, is the first man to reach a depth of 100 meters undersea without breathing equipment.
1980 - A series of earthquakes in South Italy kills approximately 4,800 people.
1990 - The first all woman expedition to the South Pole, consisting of 3 Americans, 1 Japanese, and 12 Russians, sets off from Antarctica on the 1st leg of a 70 day, 1287 kilometer ski trek.
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