In 1787, Pennsylvania became the second state to ratify the U.S. Constitution.
In 1792, in Vienna, 22-year-old Ludwig van Beethoven received his first lesson in music composition from Franz Joseph Haydn.
In 1870, Joseph H. Rainey of South Carolina became the first black sworn into the U.S. House of Representatives.
-- part contents for background part 16
----- text -----
Frank Sinatra (1913)
TV host Bob Barker (1923)
New York City Mayor edward Koch (1924)
Singer Connie Francis (1938)
Singer Dionne Warwick (1941)
Gymnast Cathy Rigby (1952)
Singer-musician Sheila E. (1959)
-- part contents for background part 17
----- text -----
"It is the individual who knows how little he knows about himself who stands a reasonable chance of finding out something about himself before he dies."
----------------------------------------------
S.I. Hayakawa, American congressman, educator and author.