On this day:
1948: Czechoslovakia becomes a communist state following a coup d’etat
1825: Russia & Britain establish Alaska-Canada boundary
Born on this day:
1857: Heinrich Hertz: German physicist
1732: George Washington: American general, politician, 1st President of the United States
Gone on this day:
1958: Abul Kalam Azad: Indian activist, scholar, politician
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