Independence Day [Botswana], 1966
James Dean dies in automobile accident at age 24, 1955
Berlin Airlift ends, 1949
Marilyn McCoo's Birthday, 1943
Johnny Mathis' Birthday, 1935
Angie Dickinson's Birthday, 1931
Babe Ruth hits his 60th home run of the season, 1927
Truman Capote's Birthday, 1924
Jacques Necker's Birthday, 1732
Tylenol product tampering comes to light after seven deaths in Chicago, 1982
Sebastian Coe's Birthday, 1956
Bryant Gumbel's Birthday, 1948
Lech Walesa's Birthday, 1943
Madeline Kahn's Birthday, 1942
British Prime Minister signs Munich Pact with Germany declaring he had secured "peace in our time", 1938
Jerry Lee Lewis' Birthday, 1935
Gene Autry's Birthday, 1907
Scotland Yard makes first patrol, 1829
Horatio Nelson's Birthday, 1758
Moon Unit Zappa's Birthday, 1968
First World Series color television broadcast, 1955
Ben E. King's Birthday, 1938
Brigitte Bardot's Birthday, 1934
Andy Warhol's Birthday, 1930
Al Capp's Birthday, 1909
Max Schmeling's Birthday, 1905
Ed Sullivan's Birthday, 1902
William Paley's Birthday, 1901
The Norman Conquest of England begins when William of Normandy and his troops land at Pevensey, 1066
Confucius' Birthday, B.C. 551
Warren Commission Report issued, stating that Oswald acted alone in Kennedy Assassination, 1964
Shaun Cassidy's Birthday, 1959
Mike Schmidt's Birthday, 1949
Lou Gehrig hits his last Major League home run, 1938
Lou Gehrig hits his first Major League home run, 1923
William Conrad's Birthday, 1920
Thomas Nast's Birthday, 1840
Samuel Adams' Birthday, 1722
Creation of new "NC-17" movie rating announced, 1990
The Beatles last album [Abbey Road] released, 1969
Melissa Sue Anderson's Birthday, 1962
First televised Presidential Debate [Kennedy - Nixon], 1960
"West Side Story" opens in New York City, 1957
Dave Casper's Birthday, 1951
U.N. troops recapture Seoul, South Korea, 1950
Olivia Newton-John's Birthday, 1948
Lynn Anderson's Birthday, 1947
Patrick O'Neal's Birthday, 1927
John Coltrane's Birthday, 1926
George Gershwin's Birthday, 1898
T. S. Eliot's Birthday, 1888
John Jay becomes first Chief Justice of Supreme Court, 1789
Johnny Appleseed's Birthday, 1774
Sandra Day O'Connor is first woman to join Supreme Court, 1981
Heather Locklear's Birthday, 1961
First transatlantic telephone cable goes into operation, 1956
Christopher Reeve's Birthday, 1952
Bob McAdoo's Birthday, 1951
Michael Douglas' Birthday, 1944
Juliet Prowse's Birthday, 1936
Barbara Walters' Birthday, 1931
Henry Ford institutes an 8-hr day and a 5-day workweek at Ford Motor Company Factories, 1926
William Faulkner's Birthday, 1897
Congress creates Yosemite Park [CA], 1890
12 proposed Amendments to the Constitution submitted to the States for consideration, 1789
First American newspaper [Publick Occurrences] published, 1690
Vasco de Balboa is first European to see Pacific Ocean, 1513
First nuclear-powered aircraft carrier [U.S.S. Enterprise] launched, 1960
President Eisenhower sends federal troops to integrate Little Rock [AR] High School, 1957
Last Dodgers game at Ebbets Field in Brooklyn, 1957
"Mean" Joe Green's Birthday, 1946
Jim Henson's Birthday, 1936
Jim McKay's Birthday, 1921
F. Scott Fitzgerald's Birthday, 1896
Jay Gould and James Fisk cause "Black Friday" Panic by trying to corner the gold market, 1869
Rocky Marciano knocks out Jersey Joe Walcott to win Heavyweight Title, 1952
Richard Nixon makes "Checkers, the Dog" Speech, 1952
Bruce Springsteen's Birthday, 1949
Truman announces that Soviets have atom bomb, 1949
Julio Iglesias' Birthday, 1943
Kingdom Unification [Saudi Arabia], 1932
Ray Charles' Birthday, 1930
Mickey Rooney's Birthday, 1920
Walter Lippmann's Birthday, 1889
Otto Von Bismark becomes premier of Prussia, 1862
Planet Neptune is discovered, 1846
William McGuffey's Birthday, 1800
King Ferdinand VI of Spain's Birthday, 1713
Hurricane Hugo hits Charleston [SC], causing massive damage , 1989
Raoul Wallenberg becomes second person to be voted honorary American citizenship, 1981
Solidarity Union founded by Polish workers, 1980
Another assassination attempt on President Ford, 1975
Nationwide introduction of McDonald's plastic foam "clamshell" burger packaging, 1975
"Fiddler on the Roof" opens in New York City, 1964
Scott Baio's Birthday, 1961
Catherine Oxenberg's Birthday, 1961
Independence Day [Mali], 1960
Joan Jett's Birthday, 1960
Debbie Boone's Birthday, 1956
Tommy Lasorda's Birthday, 1927
"Long-Count," 7th round of Dempsey - Tunney Fight, 1927
Eddie Collins steals 6 bases in one game [again], 1912
Cy Young pitches his last Major League win [#511], 1911
John Houseman's Birthday, 1902
Michael Faraday's Birthday, 1791
Office of Postmaster General created, 1789
Independence Day [Belize]
NFL players go on strike, 1987
British Petroleum discovers oil in the North Sea, 1965
Malta declares Independence, 1964
Sydney Moncrief's Birthday, 1957
Bill Murray's Birthday, 1950
Artis Gilmore's Birthday, 1949
West Germany formally comes into existence, 1949
Stephen King's Birthday, 1947
Larry Hagman's Birthday, 1931
Congress passes a joint resolution in favor of a Jewish homeland in Palestine, 1922
H. G. Wells' Birthday, 1866
"The Star Spangled Banner" first published, 1814
