In 1840, Thomas Nast, caricaturist, creator of the Democratic donkey and the Republican elephant was born today.

In 1722, Samuel Adams, American revolutionary patriot and statesman, helped to organize the Boston Tea Party was born today.

In 1964, the Warren Commission, investigating the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, issues its report, stating its conclusion that Lee Harvey Oswald was the sole gunman.

In 1829, Scotland Yard, the official British criminal investigation organization, is formed.

In 1820, the legendary frontiersman Daniel Boone dies quietly at the Defiance, Mo., home of his son Nathan, at age 85.

In 1580, Sir Francis Drake returnd to Plymouth, England, aboard the Golden Hind, after a 33-month voyage around the world.

The average person has over 1,460 dreams a year.

Donald Duck’s middle name is Fauntleroy.

No piece of paper can be folded in half more than 7 times.

Rats are incapable of puking.