420 years ago today, on the occasion of Shakespeare’s 33rd birthday, an acclaimed honor was bestowed on the young playwright when Queen Elizabeth I attended the Globe theater to see his play, The Merry Wives of Windsor. (1597)
MORE Good News on this Day:
- After graduating from the Law College of Howard University (Phi Beta Kappa), the first black woman lawyer in the United States, Charlotte E. Ray, was admitted to the Washington, DC bar association (1872)
- Hank Aaron of the Milwaukee Braves hit the first of his record…
