Historical Events 1552 - France signs secret treaty with German Protestants 1927 - Tennessee Supreme Court overturns (on a technicality) John T. Scopes' guilty verdict for teaching evolution in the “Scopes monkey trial”‚ but the law itself remains in force 1937 - Spanish Civil War: Second Battle of the Corunna Road ends after both forces withdraw 1964 - Teamsters negotiate 1st national labor contract 1975 - Space Mountain opens at Disney World in Orlando‚ Florida 1997 - Space Shuttle Atlantis docks with Mir Space Station More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1885 - Grover Lowdermilk‚ American baseball player‚ born in Sandborn‚ Illinois (d. 1968) 1888 - Joseph Henabery‚ American director (Cobra)‚ born in Omaha‚ Nebraska (d. 1976) 1893 - Dragisa Cvetkovic‚ Serbian politician (Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia 1939-41)‚ born in NiÅ¡‚ Kingdom of Serbia (d. 1969) 1905 - Torin Thatcher‚ British actor (Houdini‚ Isranbul‚ Lady Godiva)‚ born in Bombay Presidency‚ British India (d. 1981) 1964 - Osmo Tapio Räihälä‚ Finnish composer‚ born in Suomussalmi‚ Finland 1974 - Mike Minter‚ American football safety (Carolina Panthers) and college coach (Campbell University 2013-23)‚ born in Cleveland‚ Ohio More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 69 - Galba [Servius Sulpicius Galba]‚ 6th emperor of Rome (68-69)‚ lynched by his successor Otho at 70 1953 - Patrick Vretblad‚ Swedish composer‚ dies at 76 1969 - Theodor Werner‚ German painter‚ dies at 82 1981 - Emanuel Celler‚ American politician (Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York)‚ dies at 92 1989 - Wilf Slack‚ English cricketer‚ dies while playing cricket in Gambia at 34 2001 - Bob Braun‚ American TV and radio personality (Dotty Mack Show)‚ dies at 71 More Famous Deaths »