Get On This Day delivered free to your inbox: http://bit.ly/14agw7n <br />http://www.worldcrunch.com <br /> <br />1279 BC – Ramesses II (The Great) (19th dynasty) becomes pharaoh of Ancient Egypt. <br />http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ramesses_II <br />https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=94ArfQ2Or9I <br />https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VIdv-yeU-4Y <br /> <br />1819 – Walt Whitman, American poet and author (d. 1892) <br />http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walt_W <br />https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HSAymj4hp7Y <br />https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hxi_JnBVvn8 <br /> <br />1859 – The clock tower at the Houses of Parliament, which houses Big Ben, starts keeping time. <br />http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Be <br />https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=twlVigrQw0E <br />https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=roEGYXPqn00 <br /> <br />1990 - The sitcom "Seinfeld" premiered on NBC. <br />http://learning.blogs.nytimes.com/on-this-day/may-31/ <br />https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PaPxSsK6ZQA
