Today is the 365th day of 2015.
History: In 1600, the British East India Company was founded. In 1879, Thomas Edison first publicly demonstrated his electric light. In 1907, the first Times Square New Year’s Eve celebration was held. In 1999, Boris Yeltsin resigned as President of Russia, leaving Prime Minister Vladimir Putin in charge.
Birthdays: Jacques Cartier, Charles Cornwallis, Henri Matisse, Anthony Hopkins, John Denver, Ben Kingsley, Donna Summer, Bebe Neuwirth, Val Kilmer, Nicholas Sparks, Tony Kanaan, Psy