The American Red Cross was founded in 1881 by Clara Barton and Adolphus Solomons. Other events include Lindbergh and Earhart’s transatlantic flights, the founding of FIFA, and Susan Lucci’s Daytime Emmy win.
The American Red Cross was born. (1881) Clara Barton, a nurse known as “the angel of the battlefield”, and Adolphus Solomons founded the organization to work in partnership with the already established International Red Cross.
The “Twinkie defense” failed. (1979) Dan White was convicted of killing George Moscone and Harvey Milk, despite his claims that depression, evidenced by his increased junk food consumption, made him do it. His defense has been mockingly referred to as the “Twinkie defense,” a term that has since become a catch-all for any unlikely legal defense.
Charles Lindbergh landed in Paris after his transatlantic flight; five years later Amelia Earhart landed in Ireland. (1927,1932) Lindbergh and Earhart were the first men and women to fly solo across the Atlantic.
A crazed geologist vandalized Michelangelo’s Pietà. (1972) Toth attacked the statue with a geologist’s hammer as he shouted “I am Jesus Christ – risen from the dead!” He received 15 shots before being stopped, and was later committed to a psychiatric hospital instead of being charged.
FIFA is founded. (1904) The Fédération Internationale de Football Association, better known as FIFA, was founded in Paris. It has since become famous for the FIFA tournament, a major global sporting event.
The first speed limit law for cars went into effect in the United States. (1901) Connecticut enacted the first speed limit law in the United States, limiting drivers to 12 mph (about 20 km/h) in cities and 15 mph (about 25 km/h) on country roads. However, it wasn’t the first speed limit law of any kind in the United States: As early as the 1600s, the American colonies enforced speed limits on sleds and carriages, measured by how well the animal pulling them walked, trot, , or gallop.
Nathan Leopold and Richard Loeb Killed Bobbie Franks (1924) Leopold and Loeb were extremely wealthy teenagers who decided to kill 14-year-old Franks to see if they could commit the perfect crime. The case attracted national attention and the two teenagers were sentenced to life in prison.
Martial law has been declared in Montgomery, Alabama. (1961) Rioting had broken out the day before when Freedom Riders were attacked and beaten, and the Attorney General eventually had to dispatch more than 300 federal sheriffs with tear gas to quell the rioting.
The 9th Street Art Exhibition took place. (9) The show was a gathering of artists who later became The New York School, including Jackson Pollock, Willem de Kooning and Joan Mitchell. It is considered a landmark in the history of art.
Susan Lucci won the Daytime Emmy Award. (1999) Lucci won the award for All My Children after being nominated 19 years in a row. When she finally won, the crowd gave her a several-minute standing ovation, and her acceptance speech reportedly brought tears to the eyes of many in the audience.
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