1543 – England’s King Henry VIII married his sixth and last wife, Catherine Parr.
1679 Britain’s King Charles II ratifies Habeas Corpus Act allowing prisoners right to be imprisoned to be examined
1859 Paper bag manufacturing machine patents by William Goodale
1874 Start of Sherlock Holmes Adventure “Gloria Scott”
1957 – The U.S. surgeon general, Leroy E. Burney, reported that there was a direct link between smoking and lung cancer.
1998 Pres. Nelson Mandela accompanies Queen Elizabeth II on a coach drive through the streets of London
2000 – The movie “X-Men” premiered in New York.
By: Archa Dave
