FEATURED EVENT
1502
Fourth and final voyage of Christopher Columbus launched
On this day in 1502, master navigator and admiral Christopher Columbus, long considered the “discoverer” of the New World, set sail from Cádiz, Spain, on his fourth and final voyage, hoping to find a passage to Asia.
FEATURED BIOGRAPHY
BRITISH ARCHAEOLOGIST
BORN ON THIS DAY
1940 James L. Brooks
AMERICAN SCREENWRITER, DIRECTOR, AND PRODUCER
1918 Mike Wallace
AMERICAN TELEVISION INTERVIEWER AND REPORTER
1907 Baldur von Schirach
GERMAN NAZI POLITICIAN
1904 Gregory Bateson
AMERICAN ANTHROPOLOGIST
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1960 – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the first birth control pill.
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1936 – Seven months after invading Ethiopia and driving Emperor Haile Selassie Iinto exile, Italy annexed Ethiopia as part of Italian East Africa.
1918 – American television interviewer and reporter Mike Wallace—who, while on the show 60 Minutes, became known for his aggressive and bruising style—was born.
1860 – Dramatist Sir James Barrie, the creator of Peter Pan, was born in Kirriemuir, Angus, Scotland.
1860 – American abolitionistJohn Brown was born in Torrington, Connecticut.
