Today is Thursday the 337th day of 2013. There are 26 days left in the year. On this day in 1895, African-American mathematician and educator Elbert F. Cox was born. The recipient of a number of educational honors, he was the first Black to earn a Ph.D. in pure mathematics, a field concerned with mathematical theory rather than with practice or application.
More Highlights in History:
In 1301 - Pope Boniface VIII's degree Ausculta fili (only nominee)
In 1456 - Earthquake strikes Naples; about 35,000 die
In 1492 - Columbus discovers Hispaniola (El Espanola/Haiti)
In 1496 - Jews are expelled from Portugal by order of King Manuel I
In 1792 - George Washington re-elected as US president
In 1798 - Dutch troops occupy Hasselt
In 1804 - Thomas Jefferson re-elected US pres/George Clinton vice-pres
In 1813 - Lübeck surrenders to allied armies
In 1868 - 1st American bicycle college opens (NY)
In 1879 - 1st automatic telephone switching system patented
In 1893 - 1st electric car (built in Toronto) could go 15 miles between charges
In 1908 - 1st US football uniform numerals used (University of Pittsburgh)
In 1941 - Football Writers Association of America organized
In 1975 - NASA launches space vehicle S-196, it failed
Five years ago: Human remains previously found in 1991 are finally identified by Russian and American scientists as those of Tsar Nicholas II. O.J. Simpson, who was acquitted for the well-known double murder in Los Angeles is sentenced for up to thirty-three years in prison for robbing a pair of memorabilia dealers. He will not be eligible for parole for nine years.
One year ago: 8 people are killed and 12 injured by a magnitude 5.6 earthquake in South Korea. World-famous Jazz pianist Dave Brubeck died of heart failure at the age of ninety-one in Connecticut. Brubeck was considered a music legend and was most well-known for his single "Take Five".
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