Birthday: Roman poet Ovid 43BC, Napoleon’s son Napoleon II "l'Aiglon" The eaglet, Henryk Ibsen, Lauritz Melchior, Ray Goulding, Mr. Rogers, Bobby Orr, , B.F. Skinner, Pat Riley, Sir Michael Redgrave, Edgar Buchanan, Holly Hunter is 64, William Hurt, Sheldon "Spike" Lee is 64, Carl Reiner, Chris Wedge is 64
1841- Edgar Allen Poe's The Murder's in the Rue Morgue first published in Graham’s Magazine. Called the first true detective novel, Poe's detective C. Auguste Dupin was inspired by a real French sleuth named Jules Vinquoc, who used disguises and scientific technique to solve crimes the Paris police could not handle. Dupin was the inspiration for Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes, and Agatha Christie’s Hercule Poirot.
1852- Harriet Beecher Stowe's "Uncle Tom's Cabin" first published. It sold one million copies within six months. Based on the story of escaped slave Josiah Henson, the book was the first to treat the horrors of slavery directly. It portrayed slave families not as dumb brutes, or happy minstrels, but victimized human beings. Because of this book, Yankee soldiers referred to Southerners as women whippers, and baby sellers. Mrs. Stowe said modestly: “I didn’t write it, God did. I just took dictation.” When she visited the White House President Lincoln met her with:”So here’s the little lady who started the big war.”
1903- Henri Matisse exhibits at the Salon des Independents in Paris.
90 Years Ago 1931- Canters Deli. The Canter moved out from Jersey City and opened their first deli in the Boyle Heights section of Los Angeles. In 1948 they moved to the Fairfax neighborhood of West LA. Movie stars and rock bands alike enjoyed their Kosher pastrami, challah and home made pickles..
1943-MGM's "Dumb Hounded" the first Droopy Cartoon.
1969-John Lennon married Yoko Ono on the Rock of Gibraltar.
1991- In 1955 Walt Disney recorded Peggy Lee to sing “He’s a Tramp” for the film Lady and the Tramp. For that she was paid $3,500. This day a judge ordered the Walt Disney Company to pay Peggy Lee $3.8 million for the songs she wrote and performed in the film. This additional income was from videocassette sales for a re-issue of the soundtrack.
1999- Legoland opened in Carlsbad Cal.
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