Greetings Gentle Readers, Lets step again into the Shower of History and wash ourselves in its soapy goodness.
1664: Louis XIV of France begins construction on the Palace of Versailles.
1718: The City of New Orleans is founded by Jean-Baptiste Le Moyne de Bienville.
1915: The Lusitania is sunk be German U-boat U-20 killing 1200 people. This incident turned many Americans against the Germans because over 200 Americans were on board.
1919: Eva 'Evita' Peron, the 25th First lady of Argentina is born.
1946: Electronics giant Sony is founded in Japan under its original name Tokyo Telecommunications Engineering.
2000: Vladimir Putin becomes President of Russia.
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