In 1606, Rembrandt was born.

In 1799, the Rosetta stone was found.

In 1861, the first battle of Bull Run occurred.

In 1862, the CSS Arkansas attacked Union ships.

In 1904, the first Buddhist temple in the U.S. was established.

In 1945, the atomic bomb was successfully tested.

In 1953, Gentlemen Prefer Blondes opened.

In 1955, Disneyland opens in Calfornia.

In 1965, Joan Rivers married Edgar Rosenberg.

In 1997, Gianni Versace was shot to death.

You can find out more about this day in history at the History Channel, and Those Were The Days.

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