A Dictionary of the English Language
1755 Samuel Johnson's "A Dictionary of the English Language" is published in London
- 1793 Bank of England issues first £5 note
Dickinson Writes to Higginson
1862 American poet Emily Dickinson first corresponds with author and future literary mentor Thomas Wentworth Higginson, a relationship that lasts the rest of her life
- 1877 World's first home telephone is installed in Somerville, Massachusetts at the house of Charles Williams Jr. [1]
- 1911 Jack Lawrence Theater (Playhouse) opens at 137 W 48th St NYC
- 1923 Insulin becomes generally available for diabetics
- 1931 First backward walk across America begins
- 1948 F. H. Thornton observes a flash of light in crater Plato on the Moon
- 1952 Archaeologist Albert Ruz discovers the tomb of Pakal, the greatest ruler of the Maya city of Palenque
Event of Interest
1955 Ray Kroc opens the first McDonald's Inc. fast food restaurant in Des Plaines, Illinois
- 1964 Chesapeake Bay Bridge opens (world's longest)
- 1983 Tokyo Disneyland opens
Music Concert
2012 Hologram of late rapper Tupac features on stage with Snoop Dogg and Dr. Dre at Coachella music festival
Pulitzer Prize
2019 Aretha Franklin posthumously receives the Pulitzer Prize Special Citation honor, first individual woman to win it since 1930
Music Concert
2022 Coachella Valley music festival returns after a two-year hiatus with Harry Styles the headlining act on opening night in front of 100,000 [1]
