Julian and Adrian Riester(92-year-old identical twin friars died hours apart, each from heart failure)β
Ann B. Davis(actress)β
Events
Earthquake shook Plymouth, MAβ
Kentucky admitted into the Union as the 15th stateβ
Tennessee admitted into the Union as the 16th stateβ
Captain James Lawrence ordered crew, Don’t give up the ship!β
A lake appeared this month in Salton Sink, Colorado Desert, Californiaβ
Corning Glass Works in N.Y. announced the invention of photosensitive glassβ
The Cable News Network (CNN) made its debutβ
Thirteen-year old Katharine Close spelled βursprache” correctly to win the 79th Annual Scripps Howard National Spelling Bee. She was the first champion ever from New Jerseyβ
Weather
Hail up to four inches in diameter fell in parts of Maine during a series of severe thunderstorms across central and northern New Englandβ
Thirty-nine degrees F in Springfield, Illinoisβ
An EF-3 tornado caused extensive damage from Westfield to Charlton, Massachusettsβ