Mexico City captured by U.S. forces
U.S. General Winfield Scott‘s advance on Mexico City was marked by an unbroken series of victories that culminated this day in 1847, when he entered Mexico City and ended the military phase of the Mexican-American War. 1847.
U.S. President William McKinley died eight days after being shot in Buffalo, New York. 1901.
American social reformer Margaret Sanger, who was a founder of the birth-control movement in the United States and an international leader in the field, was born. 1879.
Russian physiologist Ivan Pavlov, known chiefly for his development of the concept of the conditioned reflex, was born. 1849.
Amy Winehouse (born September 14, 1983, London, England—died July 23, 2011, London) was an English singer-songwriter who skyrocketed to fame after the release of her critically acclaimed multiple Grammy Award-winning album Back to Black (2006). However, her tempestuous love life and substance use stalled her recording career even as they made her a favorite subject of tabloid journalism.
