In 1609, English explorer Henry Hudson sailed into the river that now bears his name.
In 1814, the Battle of North Point was fought near Baltimore during the War of 1812.
In 1880, author and journalist H.L. Mencken was born in Baltimore.
In 1888, entertainer Maurice Chevalier was born in Paris.
In 1913, Olympic legend Jesse Owens was born in Danville, Ala.
In 1918, during World War I, U.S. forces led by General John J. Pershing launched an attack on the German-occupied St. Mihiel salient north of Verdun, France.
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Actress Linda Gray (1940)
Singer Maria Muldaur (1943)
Singer Barry White (1944)
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"All successful newspapers are ceaselessly querulous and bellicose. They never defend anyone or anything if they can help it; if the job is forced upon them, they tackle it by denouncing someone or something else."