1251 BC – A solar eclipse on this date might mark the birth of legendary Heracles at Thebes, Greece.
1813 – The nickname “Uncle Sam” was first used as a symbolic reference to the United States. The reference appeared in an editorial in the New York’s Troy Post.
1888 – Edith Eleanor McLean became the first baby to be placed in an incubator.
1889 – Start of Sherlock Holmes “Adventure of Engineer’s Thumb” (BG)
1914 – NY Post Office Building opens to public
1936 – The last surviving member of the thylacine species, Benjamin, dies alone in her cage at the Hobart Zoo in Tasmania.
1939 – Radio NY Worldwide-WRUL begins radio transmission
1947 – Battles between Hindus & Muslims in New Delhi, India
1979 – ESPN, the Entertainment and Sports Programming Network, made its debut on cable TV.
By: Archa Dave
