In 1485, Ingland's King Richard III was killed in the Battle of Bosworth Field, ending the War of the Roses. Richard was succeeded to the throne by Henry VII.
In 1762, Ann Franklin became the first female editor for an American newspaper, the Newport, R.I., Mercury.
In 1775, England's King George III proclaimed the American colonies to be in a state of open rebellion.
In 1787, inventor John Fitch demonstrated his steamboat on the Delaware River to delegates of the Continental Congress.
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Chinese leader Deng Xiaoping (1904)
Author Ray Bradbury (1920)
TV newscaster Morton Dean (1935)
Actress Valerie Harper (1940)
Actress Cindy Williams (1948)
Tennis player Mats Wilander (1964)
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"The history of the world is only the opinion of the world."