Helen Elizabeth Haines, American librarian who championed literary freedom in book selection for libraries (Living With Books: The Art of Book Selection), born (1872)

William Henry Harrison, 9th U.S. President (March 4-April 4 1841), born (1773)

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Feodor M Dostoevski, Russian novelist (Crime & Punishment) died at 59 (1881)

J. William Fulbright, senator from Arkansas who established the international student exchange program which bears his name, died at 89 (1995)

Leroy "Satchel" Paige was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame (1971)

Teaching the theory of evolution was forbidden in Atlanta, Georgia schools (1926)

W. G. Morgan invented the game of volleyball in Massachusetts (1895)

American Indian Society organized (1822)

House of Representatives elected John Quincy Adams 6th U.S. President (1825)

Battle of Guadalcanal (WWII) in the southwest Pacific ended with an American victory over Japanese forces (1943)

San Francisco Museum of Modern Art founded (1935)

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The Beatles British rock group first appeared on the Ed Sullivan TV show (1964)

AFL and CIO labor unions merged (1968)

President Grant signed Congressional legislation to establish the U.S. Weather Bureau (1870)

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Boxer Rebellion began in China (1899)

Arthur Ashe became the first black player on the US Davis Cup tennis team (1964)