This Day In History
- Arts
- 1925 Josephine Baker first performs in Paris in La Revue Nègre at the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées. She later used her reputation and performances to support the French Resistance during the Nazi occupation.
- Politics
- 1919 Although the U.S. has yet to have a female president, First Lady Edith Wilson essentially ran the country for 17 months after her husband, President Woodrow Wilson, suffered a severe stroke on October 2 1919. Because Wilson's vice president didn’t take charge (the 25th Amendment wasn’t passed until the 1960s), FLOTUS stepped up. With her husband partially paralyzed and bedridden (but still lucid), she served as the gatekeeper for all incoming communications and gave orders on his behalf relating to important matters such as the Treaty of Versailles.
- Sports
- 1966 Joyce Hoffman wins the World Surfing Championship at Ocean Beach, San Diego.
- Writing
- 1902 Beatrix Potter's "The Tale of Peter Rabbit" is published by Frederick Warne & Co. in London.
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