1939: John Steinbeck's great novel, The Grapes of Wrath, was first published.1956: Ampex Corporation demonstrated the first successful commercial videotape recorder, the VRX-1000 (later renamed the Mark IV), at the National Association of Radio and Television Broadcasters Convention in Chicago.
1970: Apollo 13 is crippled when a liquid oxygen tank explodes on board about 200,000 miles from Earth. Astronauts manage to return safely.
1986: French feminist author Simone de Beauvoir died in Paris at age 78.
♥☼.¸.*¸.•*¨*.¸☼¸♥Today's Birthdays:
Teacher Anne Sullivan (1866-1936)
Architect Peter Behrens (1868-1940)
Philosopher Moritz Schlick (1882-1936)
Actress Sarah Michelle Gellar (1977)
♥☼.¸.*¸.•*¨*.¸☼¸♥Something to Think About:
"It is the nature of man to rise to greatness if greatness is expected of him. " ~ John Steinbeck
