1647: First recorded execution of a witch reportedly took place in Massachusetts when Achsah Young was hanged.
1703: St. Petersburg founded by Czar Peter the Great.
1937: The 4,200-foot-long Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco opens.
1969: Construction begins on Walt Disney World in Florida.
1976: The Allman Brothers Band breaks up. The breakup occurs after Gregg Allman testifies against his personal road manager, charged with drug trafficking.
1995: In Charlottesville, VA, Christopher Reeve is paralyzed after being thrown from his horse during a jumping event.
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Today's Birthdays:
Italian writer Dante Alighieri (1265-1321)
American Industrialist Cornelius Vanderbilt (1794-1877)
Writer Dashiell Hammett (1894-1961)
Biologist Rachel Carson (1907-1964)
Hubert H. Humphrey (1911-1978)
American film actor Vincent Price (1911-1993)
Golfer Sam Snead (1912-2002)
Statesman Henry Kissinger (1923)
American writer Harlan Ellison (1934)
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Something to Think About:
"Don't wait until everything is just right. It will never be perfect. Get started now." ~Mark Victor
