Today in History

From wikipedia.org:

Events
362 - The temple of Apollo at Daphne, outside of Antioch is destroyed in a mysterious fire
1383 - The 1383-1385 Crisis in Portugal: A period of civil war and anarchy began when King Fernando died without a male heir to the Portuguese throne
1746 - The College of New Jersey (later renamed Princeton University) receives its charter
1797 - 3,200 feet above Paris, Andre-Jacques Garnerin makes the first recorded parachute jump
1836 - Sam Houston is inaugurated as the first President of the Republic of Texas
1924 - Toastmasters International was founded
1964 - Canada: A Mult-Party Parliamentary Committee selects a design to become the new official Flag of Canada
1968 - Apollo program: Apollo 7 safely splashes down in the Atlantic Ocean after orbiting the Earth 163 times
1976 - Red dye #4 is banned by the US Food and Drug Administration after it is discovered that it causes tumors in the bladders of dogs. The dye is still used in Canada
1989 - Jacob Wetterling is abducted in St. Joseph, Minnesota

Births
1071 - William IX, Duke of Aquitaine and vernacular poet
1903 - Curly Howard, actor, member of the Three Stooges (d. 1952)
1963 - Brian Boitano, figure skating champion

Deaths
1906 - Paul Cezanne, painter
1973 - Pau Casals, Catalan virtuoso cellist and conductor

Holidays
International Stuttering Awareness Day