This Day in History 1822: English poet Percy Bysshe Shelley drowns at age 29 while sailing in a storm off the coast of Italy. Learn more about Percy Bysshe Shelley. 1835: The Liberty Bell cracks in Philadelphia while tolling the death of Chief Justice John Marshall, who died July 6. Learn more about the Liberty Bell. 1853: Four U.S. ships led by Commodore Matthew Perry enter Tokyo Bay to establish relations with Japan, which had been closed to outsiders since the 17th century. Learn more about Matthew Perry. 1871: The first in a series of articles in the New York Times appears exposing the systematic graft practiced in New York City by the Tweed Ring, led by politician William Marcy “Boss” Tweed. Learn more about William Marcy Tweed. 1889: The first issue of the Wall Street Journal appears. Learn more about Newspapers. 1951: The city of Paris, France, celebrates the 2,000th anniversary of its founding. Learn more about Paris.

Born on This Day Ferdinand Graf von Zeppelin, aircraft designer (1838) John D. Rockefeller, industrialist (1839) Käthe Kollwitz, graphic artist and sculptor (1867) Philip Johnson, architect (1906) Roone Arledge, television executive (1931) Jack Lambert, linebacker (1952) Mystery Person of the Day Who am I? I was born on this day in 1908. I was the 41st vice president of the United States.

文章来源网站：转载(soenglish.com.cn)，该站的Alexa排名：