1515: Mary of Guise (Mary of Lorraine) born (Queen)
1744: Abigail Adams born (First Lady, women's rights advocate, manager) [date sometimes given as November 23 or Old Style November 11]
1821: Abby Morton Diaz born (writer, including children's books)
1825: Ann Bailey died (scout in the American Revolution)
1909: "Uprising of the 20,000" began in New York City - shirtwaist factory strike over safety issues including fire escapes and locked doors. Over 300 shops meet the workers' demands; unfortunately for future events, the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory does not
1924: Geraldine Page born (actor)
1943: Billie Jean King born (tennis player)
1990: Margaret Thatcher announced that she would step down as prime minister ( story)
Quote for Today
I've always wanted to equalize things for us.
— Billie Jean King
Can anyone understand how it is to have lived in the White House and then, suddenly, to be living alone as the President's widow?
— Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis (1974)
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