Today in History:
The Planet Pluto first discovered - 1930
Queen Mary I was born - 1516
Huckleberry Finn is published - 1885
US Marines land on Iwo Jima - 1945
Wayne Gretzky becomes first NHL player to obain 5 career hat tricks (3 goals in 1 game) before age of 21 - 1981
Both Yoko Ono and John Travolta were born
Kublai Khan (1294) , Martin Luther (1546) , Michealangelo (1564) , Frank James (1919)(Jesse James' Brother) and Robert Openheimer (1967) all died on this date
Winston Churchill makes first his speech in Parliament -1901
Hunchback of Notre Dame premiers in Monte Carlo - 1902
Boston Red Sox trade Cy Young - 1909
Kennesaw Mountain Landis retires as Federal Judge to become 1st MLB Commissioner - 1922
US and Canada open diplomatic relations - 1927
Sonja Henie wins first Olympic Medal for figure skating - 1928
USA1 beat USA2 in 5 man bobsled to win Olympic gold medal by .05s - 1928
It snowed in the Sahara Desert - 1979
Bill Wyman announced he was leaving the Rolling Stones - 1980