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–77 Margaret JoBeth Williams–74 Craig Newmark(Founder of Craigslist)–70 Gina Hecht–70 Thomas Hulce–69 Steven Wright–67 Andrew Cuomo–65 Janine Turner(Gauntt)–60 Lindsay Price–46 Ryan Kennedy–40 ; 1768 – The first edition of the Encyclopædia Britannica is published ; 1877 – The first edition of The Washington Post is published.