Today in History

1643 - Puritan preacher Anne Hutchinson dies. Now we know why America is so prude.

1920 - The first commercial radio station, 8MK, begins operating.

1940 - Russian revolutionary Leon Trotsky is fatally wounded in Mexico City. He dies the next day.

1942 - Singer Isaac Hayes is born.

1946 - American news reporter Connie Chung is born.

Today in History

1868 - Arica, Chile is hit by a tsunami that killed a possible total of 70,000 people.

1888 - T. E. Laewrence, known the world over as Lawrence of Arabia, is born.

1948 - The Great Bambino, Babe Ruth dies.

1958 - The MaterialGirl, Madonna is born.

1969 - Police raid Spahn Ranch and arrest Charles Manson.

1991 - Shamu the Killer Whale, one of SeaWorld's biggest attractions dies.

Today in History

1519 - The place of my birth, Panama City is founded.

1769 - French Emperor Nepolean Bonaparte, he of the height issues, is born.

1909 - Brazilian sociologist and writer Euclides da Cunha dies.

1965 - Writer and creator of Veronica Mars Rob Thomas is born.

1969 - Woodstock Music and Art Fair begins.

And Happy Mother's Day to all the Mom of Costa Rica!

Today in History

1935 - The not so secure Social Security begins.

1945 - Comedian and movie star Steve Martin born.

1951 - Newspaper Publisher William Randolph Hearst dies.

1983 - Actress Mila Kunis is born.

1994 - International Terrorist Carlos the Jackel is captured.

Today in History

3114 BC - The Mayan Calendar starts.

1926 - Fidel Castro is born. If only he could have been a baseball player.

1952 - Herb Ritts is born.

1961 - The Berlin Wall wall goes up.

2004 - Julia Childs dies.