In 1567, Mary, Queen of Scots, was imprisoned in Lochleven Castle in Scotland.
In 1858, in a speech in Springfield, Ill., Senate candidate Abraham Lincoln said the slavery issue had to be resolved, declaring, "A house divided against itself cannot stand."
In 1883, baseball's first "Ladies' Day" took place as the New York. Gothams offered free admission for women to a game against the Cleveland Spiders.
In 1903, Ford Motor Co. was incorporated.
In 1963, Valentina Tereshkova became the first female space traveler when "Vostock Six" was launched from the Soviet Union on a three-day mission.
-- part contents for background part 16
----- text -----
Washington Post Chairman Katharine Graham (1917)
Author Erich Segal (1937)
Actress Joan Van Ark (1943)
Boxer Roberto Duran (1951)
-- part contents for background part 17
----- text -----
"The safest road to hell is the gradual one - the gentle slope, soft underfoot, without sudden turning, without milestones, without signposts."