... in 1620 AD - The MAYFLOWER leaves Plymouth, England for the new world. Aboard were 102 pilgrims and 30 crew.

... in 1736 AD - Dutch-German-Polish inventor, including the modern thermometer, Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit passes away

... in 1869 AD - Golfer 'OLD' Tom Morris scored the first recorded hole in one ... in the BRITISH OPEN no less ... on the 8th hole at PRESTWICK GOLF CLUB in Scotland. His son, 'YOUNG' Tom Morris won the tournament. Who bought the first celebratory round is unclear?

... IN 1875 AD - American department store entrepreneur James Cash Penney is born in Hamilton, Missouri, USA.


... in 1963 AD - 'THE OUTER LIMITS' debuts on the AMERICAN BROADCASTING COMPANY TELEVISION NETWORK.

... in 1991 AD - American singer and songwriter Willie Hugh Nelson weds Annie D'angelo in Nashville, Tennessee.