On This Day…

1502 – Christopher Columbus lands at Costa Rica on his 4th and last voyage.

1905 – Great Garbo – best known for her portrayals of strong-willed heroines – was born in Stockholm.

1964 – “The Addams Family’, starring John Astin, Carolyn Jones, Ted Cassidy and Jackie Coogan, premiers on ABC.

1970 – American rock guitarist and singer Jimi Hendrix, who managed to fuse blues, jazz, rock and soul with techniques of British avant-garde rock to redefine the electric guitar- died of an overdose of barbiturates in London.

2014 – Scottish voters rejected a referendum that would have made Scotland an independent country.

2014 – Emma Watson delivers an address to a standing ovation at UN Headquarters in New York City, helping launch the UN Women campaign HeForShe, which calls for men to advocate for gender equality.

Via On This Day, Britannica Encyclopedia

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