1732

James Oglethorpe received a charter from Britain’s King George II to found the colony of Georgia.

1870

Author Charles Dickens died in Gad’s Hill Place, England.

1940

During World War II, Norway decided to surrender to the Nazis, effective at midnight.

1983

Britain’s Conservatives, led by Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, won a decisive election victory.

1993

The science-fiction film “Jurassic Park,” directed by Steven Spielberg, had its world premiere in Washington, D.C.

2004

The body of Ronald Reagan arrived in Washington to lie in state in the U.S. Capitol Rotunda before the 40th president’s funeral.

2013

Risking prosecution by the U.S. government, 29-year-old intelligence analyst Edward Snowden was revealed as the source of disclosures about secret American surveillance programs.

Birthdays

Sports commentator Dick Vitale is 84. Retired MLB All-Star Dave Parker is 72. Actor Michael J. Fox is 62. Writer-producer Aaron Sorkin is 62. Actor Johnny Depp is 60. Actor Gloria Reuben is 59. Actor Natalie Portman is 42.