Thought it would be fun to find interesting facts about this day in history. And as a subject History doesn't fit in some areas of the forum. So why not here.. So on this day in history. 1867 US takes formal possession of Alaska from Russia having paid $7.2 million
1632 The birth of English architect Christopher Wren. He was responsible for the rebuilding of St. Paul's Cathedral following the Great Fire of London.
1977. A Charter plane crashes in Mississippi, killing three members of popular Southern rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd, along with their assistant road manager, the pilot and co-pilot.
The late and great was born on this day in 1948 Tom Petty, singer, songwriter, musician; lead singer for Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers and a founder of the Traveling Wilburys and Mudcrutch bands; inducted into Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, 2002.
1971 born on this day Snoop Dogg (Calvin Broadus, Jr.), rapper, songwriter, actor; his debut album, Doggy style, came in at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 and Billboard Hot R&B / Hip-Hop charts
1962 - Cuban missile crisis: US El Comandante John F. Kennedy addresses TV about Russian missile bases in Cuba and imposes a naval blockade on Cuba, beginning the missile crisis.
As a kid I loved these sorts of things. Was always bought trivia books. Loved Trivial Pursuits as well, its a bit of a lost art with the age of the internet..
1910 American born Doctor Hawley Crippen was convicted at the Old Bailey Central Criminal Court in London of poisoning his wife Cora. Crippen was hanged on November 23rd at Pentonville prison.
1986 The world’s youngest heart transplant patient, a two-and-a-half-month-old baby from north-west London, was given the heart of a five-day-old Belgian boy by Professor Magdi Yacoub at Harefield Hospital, Middlesex.
