Tuesday

today in history

1431 - Joan of Arc is handed over to the Bishop Pierre Cauchon.

1777 - Battle of Princeton. American general George Washington defeats British general Charles Cornwallis.

1920 - The Boston Red Sox sell Babe Ruth to the New York Yankees for a sum of $125,000 and a loan of more than $300,000.

1925 - Benito Mussolini announces he is taking dictatorial powers over Italy.

1957 - Hamilton Watch Company introduces the first electric watch. (They also made the world's first digital watch in 1970.)

1959 - Alaska is admitted as the 49th U.S. state.

1987 - Aretha Franklin becomes the first woman inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

1990 - Former leader of Panama Manuel Noriega surrenders to American forces.

Today is approximately Earth's perihelion, which means it passes the closest it ever does to the sun today. It's also the best date to view the Quadrantids meteor shower.

In ancient Rome, today was the celebration in honor of Pax, the goddess of peace.

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