1758 ~ Birthday of Maximilian Robespierre, Revolutionary.

1856 ~ Birthday of Sigmund Freud, Psychiatrist.

1889 ~ The Eiffel Tower officially opened to the public.

1915 ~ Birthday of Orson Welles, Director.

1915 ~ Birthday of Theodore H. White, Writer.

1931 ~ Birthday of Willie Mays, Athlete.

1937 ~ The German zeppelin “Hindenburg” caught fire and was destroyed within a minute while attempting to dock at Lakehurst, New Jersey.

1954 ~ Roger Bannister became the first person to run the mile in under four minutes.

1994 ~ Queen Elizabeth of the United Kingdom and French President François Mitterrand officially opened the Chunnel.

2004 ~ The last episode of the television sitcom Friends aired.

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