This Day in History 1597: On his third voyage in search of a northeast passage from Europe to Asia, Willem Barents, the Dutch navigator after whom the Barents Sea was named, dies after spending a winter frozen in the Arctic Ocean. Learn more about Willem Barents. 1837: Following the death of her uncle, William IV, Queen Victoria takes the British throne at age 18, beginning a reign of 63 years, the longest in British history. Learn more about Victoria. 1863: Led by Union loyalists unhappy with Virginia's secession from the United States in 1861, the mountainous western region of Virginia forms its own government and becomes West Virginia, the 35th state. Learn more about West Virginia. 1893: After a sensational murder trial, Lizzie Borden is acquitted of the axe murders of her father and stepmother in Fall River, Massachusetts. 1910: After spending much of her teen years performing in burlesque and vaudeville, Fanny Brice first appears in Florenz Ziegfeld's Follies of 1910, the show that makes her famous. Learn more about Fanny Brice. 1948: "Toast of the Town," a variety show hosted by Ed Sullivan, debuts on CBS. Later known as "The Ed Sullivan Show," it runs until 1971 as one of the most popular programs in American television history. Learn more about Ed Sullivan.

Born on This Day Lillian Hellman, playwright (1905) Kurt Schwitters, Dada artist (1887) Brian Wilson, Beach Boys songwriter and producer (1942) Vikram Seth, novelist and poet (1952) Errol Flynn, film actor (1909) Audie Murphy, war hero and actor (1924) Mystery Person of the Day Who am I? I was born on this day in 1858. I was the first major African American novelist.

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