"This Day in History"

On this day in history...

1546 - Biblical reformer, Martin Luther dies at age 62.
1827 - Confederate Civil War general, Lewis Armistead is born.
1861 - Jefferson Davis is sworn in as President of the Confederate States of America.
1865 - Charleston, SC surrenders to the Union, and is burned by General Sherman.
1885 - Mark Twain's "Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" are published.
1908 - U.S. postage stamps are sold for the first time. They cost only a penny.
1929 - The first Academy Awards are announced.
1930 - Pluto -- the ninth planet in our solar system -- is discovered
1930 - Elm Farm Ollie becomes the first cow to fly in an airplane.
1954 - Actor, John Travolta is born.
1977 - Space Shuttle Enterprise goes on its maiden flight.
1980 - I am born.
2001 - NASCAR legend Dale Earnhardt, Sr., dies at the Daytona 500.

-Jon
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