History Blog

December 6

Happy Birthday RIP Alfred Eisenstaedt(1898–1995) Agnes Moorehead(1900–1974) Robert Stein(“Bobby Van” 1928–1980) Ryan White(1971–1990) ; James Naughton–75 Margaret JoBeth Williams–72 Craig Newmark(Founder of Craigslist)–68 Gina Hecht–68 Thomas Hulce–67 Steven Wright–65 Andrew Cuomo–63 Janine Turner(Gauntt)–58 Lindsay Price–44 Ryan Kennedy–38 ; 1768 – The first edition of the Encyclopædia Britannica is published ; 1877 – The first edition of The Washington Post is published.