2014 Event The NASA Mars rover Curiosity has returned images from the red planet's Gale Crater showing evidence of sediment deposits, suggesting that lakes and rivers potentially existed across the planet millions of years ago 1989 Event 71st PGA Championship: Payne Stewart shoots 276 at Kemper Lakes Golf Club Illinois 1976 Birthday Lindsay Page, Madison, Wisconsin, figure skater, 1997 E Great Lakes Sr-3rd 1975 Birthday Matthew Kessinger, born in Louisville, Kentucky, fig skater, 1995 Gt Lakes, Jr. champ 1975 Birthday Brian Buetsch, born in Rockford, Illinois, figure skater, 1997 Great Lakes Sr champ 1972 Birthday Dan Hollander, Royal Oak, Michigan, figure skater, 1996 Great Lakes champ 1968 Birthday Dave Jukes, born in Toronto, Ontario, Canadian Tour golfer, 1991 Kawartha Lakes 1968 Event Sharon Miller wins LPGA Seven Lakes Golf Invitational 1967 Event Mickey Wright wins LPGA Seven Lakes Golf Invitational 1959 Event St. Lawrence Seaway linking Atlantic, Great Lakes opens to shipping 1953 Birthday Chaka Khan, born in Great Lakes, Illinois, rocker, Rufus-I am Every Woman 1942 Event 1st submarine built on Great Lakes launched, (Peto), Manitowoc, Wi 1940 Event Blizzard strikes midwest, 154 die (69 on boat on Great Lakes) 1915 Event 2nd Battle of Masurian Lakes: German armies surrounded a Russian army 1913 Event Storm "Freshwater Fury" sinks 8 ore-carriers on Great Lakes 1841 Event Great Lakes steamer "Erie" sinks off Silver Creek NY, kills 300 1825 Event Erie Canal opens, linking Great Lakes and Atlantic Ocean 1818 Event 1st steam-vessel to sail Great Lakes launched 1818 Event Monroe proclaims naval disarmament on Great Lakes and Lake Champlain
