2020
SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket launches carrying the Dragon capsule from Cape Canaveral to the International Space Station. First private company to launch astronauts into space.
2013
2003
“Finding Nemo”, directed by Andrew Stanton and starring Albert Brooks and Ellen DeGeneres is released.
1997
Former Montreal Canadiens goaltender Ken Dryden becomes president of NHL’s Toronto Maple Leafs.
1986
1967
Robert “Evel” Knievel’s motorcycle jumps 16 automobiles in Gardena, California.
1935
Babe Ruth’s final game, goes hitless for Braves against Phillies.
1911
1832
1631
1431
Hundred Years’ War: in Rouen, France, the 19-year-old Joan of Arc is burned at the stake by an English-dominated tribunal.