In, 1822, scientist Louis Pasteur was born in Dole, France.
In 1831, naturalist Charles Darwin set out on a voyage to the Pacific sboard the HMS Beagle. (Darwin's discoveries during the voyage helped form the basis of his theories on evolution.)
in 1900, militant prohibitionist Carrie nation carried out her first public smashing of a bar, at the Carey Hotel in Wichita, Kan.
In 1927, "Show Boat", one of the major works of the American musical theatre, opened at the Ziegfield Theaer in New York.
In 1932, Radio City Music Hall opened in New York.
In 1945, 28 nations signed an agreement creating the World Bank.
In 1947, the children's TV program "Howdy Doody," hosted by Bob Smith, made its debut on NBC.
In 1968, Apollo 8 and its three astronauts made a safe, nighttime splashdown inthe pacific.
In 1979, Soviet forces seized control of Afghanistan. President Hafizullah Amin, who was overthrown and executed, was replaced by Babrak Karmal.
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Actress Marlene Dietrich (1901)
Senator James A. McClure [R-Idaho] (1924)
Actress Tovah Feldshuh (1952)
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"Everybody gets so much information all day long that they lose their common sense."