It's H.L. Mencken's birthday. His two-volume study of the American Language is famous in linguistic circles. Also today:
1609 - Henry Hudson discovers the Hudson River
1940 - Cave paintings discovered in Lascaux, France
I find the latter especially interesting as I have always been interested in archaology and anthropology and have devoured books on the subject since junior high school.
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