This Day In History
- 1620 The passengers and crew of the Mayflower sighted Cape Cod. 18 adult women boarded the Mayflower at Plymouth, three of them at least six months pregnant. Susanna White, Mary Allerton and Elizabeth Hopkins knew they would give birth either at sea in desperate conditions or in their hoped destination of America. Only five women would make it through that first, harsh winter.
- Arts
- 1997 Musical The Scarlet Pimpernel, written by Nan Knighton and based on the 1905 novel of the same name by Baroness Orczy, opens at the Minskoff Theater on Broadway. Including previews, it ran for more than 800 performances.
- 2010 Tina Fey presented with the Mark Twain Prize, American comedy's top honor.
- Politics
- 1994 Chandrika Kumaratunga chosen first female president of Sri Lanka.
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