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This Day in History

1066: Harold II Godwinson, last Anglo-Saxon king of England, falls in the Battle of Hastings against William I's Norman forces at Hastings, Sussex, England.
Learn more about the Battle of Hastings.

1912: Theodore Roosevelt, the presidential candidate for the Progressive Party, is shot at close range by a would-be assassinator.
Learn more about Theodore Roosevelt.

1947: American pilot Chuck Yeager flies faster than the speed of sound in the experimental X-1 aircraft built by the Bell Aircraft Company.
Learn more about Chuck Yeager.

1962: Little known American Neil C. Anderson was born in Philadelphia P.A.

1964: American clergyman Martin Luther King, Jr., wins the Nobel Peace Prize.
Learn more about Martin Luther King, Jr.

1968: Apollo 7 astronauts give a tour of the inside of the spacecraft and show views through the windows in the first live telecast from space.
Learn more about the Apollo Program.

1979: Over 100,000 supporters march on Washington, D.C., in the first national gay rights march.
Learn more about gay rights.




Today's Web Pick




The Battle of Hastings 1066
This privately maintained site offers information about the Battle of Hastings, which was fought on this date in 1066. William the Conqueror's victory in the battle opened up England to the Normans. The site includes maps, photographs, and a glossary.





Born on this day




Dwight D Eisenhower, 34th president of the United States (1890)"



Born on this day;


Dwight D Eisenhower, 34th president of the United States (1890)

E. E. Cummings, American poet (1894)

Ralph Lauren (Lifshitz), American fashion designer (1939)

Roger Moore, British actor (1927)