1512 ~ Spanish explorer Juan Ponce de Leon sighted Florida.

1836 ~ The first Mormon temple was dedicated in Kirtland, OH.

1836 ~ The Mexican army massacred about 400 Texan rebels at Goliad, TX, under the order of Santa Anna.

1845 ~ Birthday of Wilhelm Röntgen, Physicist. The unit of radiation exposure is named after him.

1863 ~ Birthday of Sir Frederick Royce, Engineer, automobile pioneer. Teamed up with some guy named Charles Rolls.

1899 ~ The first international radio transmission between England and France was achieved by the Italian inventor G. Marconi.

1912 ~ The first cherry blossom trees, a gift from Japan, were planted in Washington, DC.

1927 ~ Birthday of Mstislav Rostropovich, Cellist and Conductor.

1931 ~ Actor Charlie Chaplin received France’s Legion of Honor decoration.

1995 ~ Tupac Shakur's "Me Against the World" gave him the dubious distinction of being first rap artist to debut at No. 1 on the charts while in jail for sexual assault. He was later murdered.

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