Born on This Day
English author of "The Hobbit" and "The Lord of the Rings." Polyglot who invented Middle Earth languages.
Hollywood's first Chinese American movie star best known for roles in "The Toll of the Sea" and "Shanghai Express."
Abolitionist, social reformer and women's rights activist who helped organize the Seneca Falls Convention in 1848.
Vowing to avenge the death of a friend killed in Pearl Harbor, five brothers, later dubbed "the fighting Sullivan boys," enlist in the Navy on the same day. Tragically, all five died 10 months later when their ship is torpedoed.
Timeline
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