Today in HistoryThis day in history:
- 1946 – Santa Claus Land, the world's first themed amusement park, opens in Santa Claus, Indiana, United States.
- 1921 – Major League Baseball Commissioner Kenesaw Mountain Landis confirms the ban of the eight Chicago Black Sox, the day after they were acquitted by a Chicago court.
- 2007 – Former deputy director of the Chilean secret police Raúl Iturriaga is captured after having been on the run following a conviction for kidnapping.
- 1795 – Treaty of Greenville is signed, ending the Northwest Indian War in the Ohio Country.
Births:
- 1941 – Martha Stewart, American businesswoman, publisher, and author, founded Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia
- 1980 – Tony Pashos, American football player
- 1994 – Esther Earl, American author, vlogger, and online personality (died 2010)
Deaths:
- 1917 – Ferdinand Georg Frobenius, German mathematician and academic (born 1849)
- 979 – Thietmar, margrave of Meissen
- 2014 – Edward Clancy, Australian cardinal (born 1923)
Holidays:
- National Guard Day (Venezuela)
- Flag Day (Venezuela)
- *Independence Day, celebrates the independence of Niger from France in 1960.*
Random Article of the day:
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