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John Milton (born 400 years ago today) discusses his religious views in numerous antiprelatical tracts, including Of Reformation, Of Prelatical Episcopacy, Animadversions, Reason of Church-Government, and Apology for Smectymnuus. 
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| 461 Fifth Avenue is a post-modern skyscraper noted for its use of a pre-cast concrete finish to mimic the appearance of limestone. |
| Krijn is the common name for the first Neanderthal discovered in the Netherlands. |
| The Feminist Improvising Group challenged the male-dominated musical improvisation scene in the late 1970s. |
| The 1977 U.S. Supreme Court case Zacchini v. Scripps-Howard Broadcasting Co. dealt with the legal issues of broadcasting a human cannonball act without consent. |
| Colonization of mature black spruce trees by jelly drops (pictured) helps protect them from future infection by rot-causing fungi. |
| 51 composers wrote a total of 83 variations on a waltz by Anton Diabelli, which were published in 1823–24 as Vaterländischer Künstlerverein and included Beethoven's 33 Diabelli Variations. |
| In tropical cyclone naming, the name "Hazel" is the only name to be retired in both the Atlantic and in the East Pacific. |
| The Norwegian band Superfamily consists of several academics, including lead singer Steven Wilson who holds a Ph.D in chemistry. |
| When former New Jersey Senate President George H. Large died in 1939, he was the last surviving participant in the first college football game ever played. |
| In the Scottish village of Badbea, livestock and children were tethered to prevent them being blown over the cliffs. |
| While in Boston in 1768, sailors and marines from HMS Romney tried to confiscate a merchant vessel belonging to John Hancock. |
| At night, the Pacific angelshark (pictured) may use bioluminescent plankton to target its prey. |
| British civil engineer Thomas Page, who designed Westminster Bridge, suggested placing a submerged tube between England and France to be used as a tunnel. |
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