1688: Mary of Modena, queen consort of James II of Great Britain, gave birth to a son, James, who was widely rumored to be a changeling or substitute who would, if he succeeded to the crown, restore Roman Catholicism
1692: Bridget Bishop became the first "witch" of Salem Village to be hanged, as part of the Salem witch craze
1822: Lydia White Shattuck born (scientist)
1833: Pauline Cushman born (actress, Civil War spy)
1835: Rebecca Latimer Felton born (reformer, writer, Lady Manager at 1893 Columbian Exposition, first woman Senator - briefly held office as an interim and addressed the Senate once)
1856: Caroline Hazard born (writer, educator)
1861: Dorothea Dix appointed Superintendent of Female Nurses, Union Army
1895: Hattie McDaniel born - first African American to win an Oscar
1922: Judy Garland born as Frances Gumm (actress, singer)
1927: Victoria Woodhull died in England (free love advocate, feminist, editor, stockbroker, fortune-teller)
1982: Tara Lipinski born (Olympic gold medal figure skater)
Feast Day for Margaret of Scotland
Quote for Today
Such a tragedy. Too much work, too much pressure, the wrong kind of people as husbands.
-- Bing Crosby, of Judy Garland
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