1685 Johann Sabastian Bach is born in Germany
1871 Stanley begins search for Livingstone
On this day in 1871, journalist Henry Morton Stanley begins his famous search through Africa for the missing British explorer Dr. David Livingstone who was attempting to find the source of the Nile river. After a 7 month trek Stanley found Livingstone. He uttered the famous words, "Dr Livingstone, I presume".
1965 Selma to Montgomery march begins
In the name of African-American voting rights, 3,200 civil rights demonstrators, led by Martin Luther King Jr., begin a historic march from Selma, Alabama, to the State Capitol at Montgomery. The "Alabama Freedom March," ended 5 days later with protection from U.S. guard assistance.
1971 First use of computer animation
The Andromeda Strain, the first movie to use computer animation, opens.
1980 J.R. Ewing is shot
4 comments:
Oh I remember all of the "who shot JR" hoopla! LOL, I can't remember who did!!!
Lisa
who shot jr
Good entry!
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Dawn
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