This Day In History

                                    

THIS DAY IN HISTORY: 1783 > John Hanson, first president of the Continental Congress, dies. 1819 > George Eliot is born. 1900 > First Mercedes goes for a test drive. 1916 > Jack London dies of kidney disease. 1942 > Soviets encircle Germans at Stalingrad. 1963 > John F. Kennedy is assassinated. 1967 > Westmoreland claims U.S. victory at Dak To. 1986 > Mike Tyson becomes the youngest heavyweight champ in history. 1990 > Margaret Thatcher resigns. 2002 > Die Another Day is released 40 years after first Bond film