On This Day - May 31, A Shot Of History

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1279 BC – Ramesses II (The Great) (19th dynasty) becomes pharaoh of Ancient Egypt.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ramesses_II
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=94ArfQ2Or9I
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VIdv-yeU-4Y

1819 – Walt Whitman, American poet and author (d. 1892)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walt_W
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HSAymj4hp7Y
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hxi_JnBVvn8

1859 – The clock tower at the Houses of Parliament, which houses Big Ben, starts keeping time.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Be
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=twlVigrQw0E
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=roEGYXPqn00

1990 - The sitcom "Seinfeld" premiered on NBC.
http://learning.blogs.nytimes.com/on-this-day/may-31/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PaPxSsK6ZQA