1992 Death Vernon Howard, spiritual teacher, speaker, philosopher, author, wrote humor books, children's books, spoke and wrote about self-development, self-awareness, spiritual, psychological growth, dies 1935 Event Senator Huey Long of Louisiana spoke continually for 15 hours in Senate's longest speech on record (150,000 words) 1918 Birthday Vernon Howard, born in Haverhill, Massachusetts, spiritual teacher, speaker, philosopher, author, wrote humor books, children's books, spoke and wrote about self-development, self-awareness, spiritual, psychological growth 1866 Event Transatlantic cable laid-President Buchanan spoke to Queen Victoria 1856 Event Senator Charles Sumner, Massachusetts, spoke out against slavery 1678 Death Anna M van Schurman, Dutch poet/spoke 10 languages, dies at about 70
