1431 ~ Joan of Arc was burned at the stake.

1672 ~ Birthday of Peter the Great, Tsar of Russia.

1806 ~ Andrew Jackson killed a man in a duel after the man accused Jackson's wife of bigamy.

1908 ~ Birthday of Mel Blanc, voice for Barney Rubble, Bugs Bunny, Tweety Bird, and others.

1909 ~ Birthday of Benny Goodman, Clarinetist & Bandleader.

1922 ~ The Lincoln Memorial was dedicated.

1922 ~ Birthday of Hal Clement, science fiction writer.

1934 ~ Birthday of Aleksei Leonov, first person to walk in space.

1967 ~ The Nigerian state of Biafra seceded, sparking a civil war.

1982 ~ Cal Ripken, Jr. played the first of 2,632 consecutive Major League baseball games.

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