stowe1
Ye Olde Curmudgeon
If anyone is interested here is a link to a History Channel web service called "This Day In History". I have found it most interesting to learn of the various occurrences throughout history on each particular date.
http://fm.emails.history.com/ats/msg.aspx?sg1=e385e800bff24cbf8595a4529a4c3562
http://fm.emails.history.com/ats/msg.aspx?sg1=e385e800bff24cbf8595a4529a4c3562