Born on This Day
Baseball player nicknamed "The Splendid Splinter," and the last player to hit .400 in a season.
British best known for her 1818 Gothic novel "Frankenstein," considered a pioneering work of science fiction.
Actress best known for her comedic work in "Shrek," "The Mask" and "Something About Mary."
West Point announces that an archaeologist has taken a second look at an 1828 time capsule opened in an earlier livestream and thought to be empty. Under sediment at the bottom he discovered valuable coins and a medal.
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