Today's Birthdays

In 1827, composer Ludwig van Beethoven died in Vienna at age 56.

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In 1960, Ray Charles recorded “Georgia on My Mind” as part of his “The Genius Hits the Road” album in New York.

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In 1989, the supertanker Exxon Valdez ran aground on a reef in Alaska’s Prince William Sound and began leaking an estimated 11 million gallons…

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In 1965, America’s first two-person space mission took place as Gemini 3 blasted off with astronauts Virgil I. “Gus” Grissom and John W. Young…

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In 2021, former Los Angeles Lakers star Elgin Baylor, an 11-time NBA All-Star, died at the age of 86.

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In 1685, composer Johann Sebastian Bach was born in Eisenach, Germany.

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In 1852, Harriet Beecher Stowe’s influential novel about slavery, “Uncle Tom’s Cabin,” was first published in book form.

In 1995, after a 21-month hiatus, Michael Jordan returned to professional basketball with his former team, the Chicago Bulls.

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The NBA said it was easing some of its health and safety protocols for individuals who were fully vaccinated.

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In 2010, Michael Jordan became the first ex-player to become a majority owner in the NBA as the league’s Board of Governors unanimously approv…

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In 2016, President Barack Obama nominated Merrick Garland to take the seat of Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia.

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In 1972, “The Godfather,” Francis Ford Coppola’s epic gangster movie based on the Mario Puzo novel and starring Marlon Brando and Al Pacino, p…

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On this day in 1794, Eli Whitney received a patent for his cotton gin, an invention that revolutionized America’s cotton industry.