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1960: First televised U.S. presidential debate.The first in a series of historic televised debates (seen by some 85 to 120 million viewers) between U.S. presidential candidates John F. Kennedy and Vice President Richard M. Nixon was broadcast this day in 1960.More events on this day1969:The Beatles released Abbey Road, their last-recorded album (Let It Be, though recorded earlier than Abbey Road, was released in 1970). |
1898:George Gershwin, one of the most significant and popular of American composers, was born. |
1820:American frontiersman and hero Daniel Boone died in St. Charles, Missouri. |
1815:The Holy Alliance of Russia, Austria, and Prussia was formed, after the final defeat of Napoleon. |
1687:During the bombardment of the Acropolis by Venetian forces, part of the Parthenon was destroyed in a powder explosion. |
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