This Day In History
- Activism
- 1967 First modern hospice St Christopher's founded by Cicely Saunders in London, England, beginning of modern palliative care and the hospice movement.
- Arts
- 1965 "Flora, the Red Menace" closes at Alvin Theater NYC after 87 performances; Liza Minelli won a Tony for her performance in the title role, also her Broadway debut.
- Politics
- 1567 Mary, Queen of Scots, is forced to abdicate and replaced by her 1-year-old son James VI.
- Sports
- 1987 Hulda Crooks, at 91 years of age, climbed Mt. Fuji, becoming the oldest person to climb Japan's highest peak.
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