This Hungarian-American journalist is born. Today, an award which recognizes journalistic achievements in the US bears his name. 1847
Joseph Pulitzer
94.1%
Walt Whitman
1.9%
John Newbery
3%
Patrick Stone
0.9%
This book by author F. Scott Fitzgerald is first published in New York City. 1925
The Great Gatsby
93.4%
The Sun Also Rises
1.7%
The Age of Innocence
1.6%
The Sound and the Fury
1.3%
This American football player, coach, sportscaster, and video game namesake is born. 1936
John Madden
86.9%
Cris Collinsworth
2.3%
Jimmy Johnson
5.5%
Tony Dungy
2.5%
In an attempt to thaw relations with the United States, the People's Republic of China hosts the US ______ team for a week-long visit. 1971
Table Tennis
62.5%
Chess
6.9%
Basketball
15.5%
Gymnastics
11.3%
This English actress, who starred as Rey in ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens,' is born. 1992
Daisy Ridley
62.1%
Felicity Jones
18.4%
Lupita Nyong'o
8.9%
Hannah Murray
6.6%
Archduke Maximilian of Habsburg declares himself emperor of Mexico during the ______ intervention in Mexico. 1864
French
25.9%
Spanish
35.6%
Dutch
5%
Austrian
32.4%
______ announces that he is leaving The Beatles for personal and professional reasons. 1970
Paul McCartney
24.7%
John Lennon
64.6%
George Harrison
4.5%
Ringo Starr
2.9%
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