Shakespeare’s birth and death are celebrated on the same day, Sirhan Sirhan received the death penalty for assassinating Robert Kennedy, the first McDonald’s in Beijing opened, Boston Latin School was established, “New Coke” was unpopular, Judy Garland played Carnegie Hall, George and Martha Washington moved into the first executive mansion, the first video was uploaded to YouTube, and physicist Max Planck was born.
William Shakespeare was born and died. (1564, 1616) Although Shakespeare’s birthday is not conclusively known, researchers believe he was on the 23rd due to baptismal records. His death, however, is definitely known, and both his birth and his death are celebrated on this day.
Sirhan Sirhan received the death penalty. (1969) Sirhan was convicted of assassinating the popular and charismatic Robert Kennedy, brother of President Kennedy. Jordanian Sirhan claimed he assassinated Kennedy because of his position in the Arab-Israeli war, and was sentenced to death despite claims he was mentally unstable. His sentence was later commuted to life imprisonment.
The first McDonald’s opened in Beijing. (1992) The restaurant was also the largest McDonald’s at the time; it had 700 seats and about 30 cash registers. The branch served over 40,000 people on its first day of operation.
The first public school in America is established. (1635) Boston Latin School was the first public school in the United States and eventually became one of the oldest, remaining open well into the 20th century. Famous alumni include Samuel Adams, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Cotton Mather and Leonard Bernstein.
Coca-Cola® has changed its formula. (1985) The decision was extremely unpopular and “New Coke” was withdrawn after only three months on the shelves.
Judy Garland played Carnegie Hall. (1961) Garland’s performance was met with rapturous reception and has been called the “greatest night in show business history.
George and Martha Washington moved into the first executive mansion. (1789) Now known as the Samuel Osgood House, the Walter Franklin House was the first executive residence, and was where Washington lived for the two years while the capital of the United States was in New York before moving to DC
The first video was uploaded to YouTube. (2005) The phenomenal website was founded by three former PayPal employees. Over the next five years, YouTube became one of the most visited sites on the Internet, with over 20 million visitors a month.
Baedeker raids began in England. (1942) The Baedeker raids were some of the worst air raids of WWII. They got their unique name because German forces promised to bomb any building Baedeker Guides, a famous travel guide brand, had given more than three stars.
Physicist Max Planck is born. (1858) Though not as famous as his contemporary Albert Einstein, Planck essentially single-handedly founded modern quantum physics.
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