1914 – First movie “palace” opens
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/first-movie-palace-opens
1945 – President Franklin D. Roosevelt dies
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/president-franklin-d-roosevelt-dies
1949 – Legal thriller writer Scott Turow is born
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/legal-thriller-writer-scott-turow-is-born
1954 – Bill Haley and the Comets record “Rock Around The Clock”
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/bill-haley-and-the-comets-record-rock-around-the-clock
1961 – First man in space
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/first-man-in-space
1981 – First launching of the space shuttle
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/first-launching-of-the-space-shuttle
