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1989 - Prince released the song "Batdance" from the "Batman Soundtrack."
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1989 - Prince released the song "Batdance" from the "Batman Soundtrack."
1983 - Margaret Thatcher wins a second term by a landslide in the British General Election with a majority of 144 for her Conservative Party. Tony Blair is elected for the first time to Parliament.
1958 - Jerry Lee Lewis took out a full-page ad in Billboard Magazine to explain about his second divorce and third marriage to his 14 year old cousin Myra.
1986 - The Rogers Commission released a report on the Challenger disaster. The report explained that the spacecraft blew up as a result of a failure in a solid rocket booster joint.
1978 - Leaders of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints struck down a 148-year-old policy of excluding black men from the Mormon priesthood.
1940 - Norway surrendered to the Nazis during World War II.
1934 - Donald Duck made his debut in the Silly Symphonies cartoon "The Wise Little Hen."
1534 - Jacques Cartier became the first European to sail into the river he named Saint Lawrence in what will be northern New York state.
Alektra Blue (Pornstar 2004-) 1983 Natalie Portman ("Star Wars 1-3", "Garden State") 1981 Dean Felber (Bass and acoustic guitars for Hootie and the Blowfish: "Time", "I Will Wait", "I Go Blind", "Innocence", "One Love", "Old Man and Me") 1967 Johnny Depp ("Pirates", "Edward Scissorhands", "Ed Wood") 1963 Michael J. Fox ("Family Ties", "Back To the Future", "Spin City") 1961 James Newton Howard (movie music composer: "The Fugitive", "The Sixth Sense", "Signs", "The Village", "King Kong", "Blood Diamond", "Dave", "Water World", "Space Jam", "Junior", "Batman Begins", "My Girl", "The Lady in the Water") 1951
1993 - It was announced by scientists that genetic material was extracted from an insect that lived when dinosaurs roamed the Earth.
1990 - Two members of 2 Live Crew were arrested in Hollywood, FL, on obscenity charges. The album "As Nasty as They Wanna Be" had been judged as obscene by a federal judge. The band then released "As Clean as They Wanna Be," the clean version.
1989 - HBO aired the first episode of "Tales from the Crypt."
1987 - An earthquake hit 15 states from Iowa to South Carolina.
1964 - Capitol Records released the Beatles' single "A Hard Days Night" and the album of the same name.
1946 - Italy established a republic replacing its monarchy.
1944 - The youngest pitcher in major league baseball pitched his first game. Joe Nuxhall was 15 years old.
1940 - Italy declared war on France and Britain. In addition, Canada declared war on Italy.
1935 - Alcoholic Anonymous (AA) was founded by William G. Wilson and Dr. Robert Smith.
1924 - The Republican National Convention was broadcast by NBC radio. It was the first political convention to be broadcast.
1920 - The Republican convention in Chicago endorsed woman suffrage (right to vote).
1909 - The SOS (Save Our Ship) distress signal was used for the first time. The Cunard liner SS Slavonia used the signal when it wrecked off the Azores.
1793 - The Jardin des Plantes zoo opened in Paris. It was the first public zoo.
1776 - The Continental Congress appointed a committee to write a Declaration of Independence.
Joey Zimmerman ("7th Heaven", "That 70s Show") 1986 LeeLee Sobieski ("Joy Ride", "Hercules", "Joan of Arc", "Eyes Wide Shut", "88 Minutes") 1982 Tara Lipinski (US Olympic figure skater) 1982 Hoku Ho (daughter of actor Don Ho had a one-hit-wonder "Another Dumb Blond") 1981 Shane West ("A Walk To Remember") 1978 Elizabeth Hurley ("Austin Powers", and "Bedazzled" actress last acted in "Method" in 2004) 1965 Jeane Triplehorn ("Basic Instinct", "Waterworld", "The Firm", "Big Love") 1963 Eliot Spitzer (The current governor of New York State) 1959 John Edwards (ran for Democrat Vice President in 2004, ex-Presidential nominee in 2008, pays $400 for his haircuts) 1953 F. Lee Bailey (Lawyer defended OJ Simpson) 1933 Maurice Sendak (children's author of "Where the Wild Things Are") 1928 Judy Garland ("The Wizard of Oz") 1922
2004 - US President Ronald Reagan's funeral was held at Washington National Cathedral.
2001 - Timothy McVeigh was executed by the U.S. federal government for his role in the bombing of a federal building in Oklahoma City.
2001 - The first episode of "Fear Factor" aired on NBC.
1998 - Amazon.com expanded its product line from books only to compact discs as well.
1993 - Michael Crichton and Steven Spielberg's movie "Jurassic Park" opened.
1993 - The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that people who commit "hate crimes" could be sentenced to extra punishment. The court also ruled in favor of religious groups saying that they indeed had a constitutional right to sacrifice animals during worship services.
1987 - Margaret Thatcher became the first British prime minister in 160 years to win a third consecutive term of office.
1982 - Steven Spielberg's movie "E.T." opened. Drew Barrymore was 7.
1976 - Wild Cherry's single "Play That Funky Music" was released.
1969 - David Bowie's single, "Space Oddity," was released to coincide with the first lunar landing.
1963 - Alabama Gov. George Wallace allowed two black students to enroll at the University of Alabama.
1963 - Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was arrested in Florida for trying to integrate restaurants.
1895 - Charles E. Duryea received the first U.S. patent granted to an American inventor for a gasoline-driven automobile.
1793 - Robert Haeterick was issued the first patent for a stove.
Shia LaBeouf ("Even Stevens", "Holes", "Charlie's Angels 2", "I, Robot", "Disturbia", "Transformers", "Indiana Jones 4") 1986 Jamie Huxley (Pornstar 2004-) 1981 Shelby Belle (Pornstar 2001-2005) 1979 Joshua Jackson ("Dawson's Creek") 1978 Chris Rice (Christian folk/rock singer had a few mainstream hits: "When Did You Fall In Love With Me?", "Deep Enough to Dream", "The Other Side of the Radio", "Go Light Your World", "Smile", "Clumsy") 1970 Hugh Laurie (British actor plays the lead on the series "House") 1959 Joe Montana (American football quarterback for the San Fransisco 49ers was in 4 Super Bowls) 1956 Adrienne Barbeau ("Maude", "Escape From NY", "Cannonball Run", "Swamp Thing", "Creep Show") 1945 Jerome Silberman aka Gene Wilder ("Willy Wonka", "The Producers", "Young Frankenstein", "Blazing Saddles") 1933 Vince Lombardi (American Football coach in the 1960s for the Packers and Redskins, the Vince Lombardi Trophy means you won the Super Bowl) 1913 Jacques Cousteau (Oceanographer showed TV audiences the undersea world) 1910
1994 - Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman were murdered outside her home in Los Angeles. O.J. Simpson was later acquitted of the killings, but he was held liable in a civil suit.
1991 - Russians went to the election polls and elected Boris N. Yeltsin as the first president of their republic.
1987 - U.S. President Reagan publicly challenged Mikhail Gorbachev to tear down the Berlin Wall.
1965 - The Rolling Stones' song "I Can't Get No Satisfaction" was released.
1965 - Sonny and Cher performed "I Got You Babe" on "American Bandstand."
1959 - The album "Chuck Berry Is on Top" was released. Singles included "Johnny B. Goode", "Maybellene", "Roll Over Beethoven", and "Around and Around."
1939 - The National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum was dedicated in Cooperstown, New York. This was exactly one hundred years to the day on which the game was invented by Abner Doubleday.
1931 - Al Capone and 68 of his henchmen were indicted for violating U.S. Prohibition laws (making alcohol).
1923 - Harry Houdini, while suspended upside down 40 feet above the ground, escaped from a strait jacket.
1918 - The first airplane bombing raid by an American unit occurred on World War I's Western Front in France.
1897 - Carl Elsener patented his penknife. The object later became known as the Swiss army knife.
1849 - The gas mask was patented by L.P. Haslett.
1839 - Abner Doubleday created the game of modern baseball. However, evidence has surfaced that indicates that a game involving a ball being hit by a stick was played before 1800.
1838 - The Iowa Territory was organized.
1812 - Napoleon's invasion of Russia began.
1667 - The first human blood transfusion was administered by Dr. Jean Baptiste. He successfully transfused the blood of a sheep to a 15-year old boy.
Tasha-Ray Evin (guitarist for Lillux, the band that sang the remake-theme to the sitcom "What I Like About You") 1985 Kenny Wayne Shepherd (blues/rock guitar genius: "Blue On Black", "Slow Ride", "Last Goodbye", "In Too Deep", "Hey, What Do You Say?", "I Found Love") 1977 Vicky Vette (Pornstar 2003-, began in porn at 38 and is known for playing milf-type characters) 1965 Brad Delp (singer for Boston died in March 2007: "More Than a Feeling", "I Had a Good Time", "Amanda", "Don't look Back") 1951 Marv Albert (Basketball sportscaster) 1941 Jim Nabors (played Gomer Pyle) 1932 Anne Frank (Jewish teen wrote a diary about hiding from the Nazis before dying near the end of WW2) 1929 George Bush, Sr (41st US President 1989-1993) 1924
1997 - The same Denver jury that convicted Timothy McVeigh of the 1995 bombing of a federal building in Oklahama City recommended the death penalty for his crime.
1995 - Alanis Morissette released the album "Jagged Little Pill."
1966 - The landmark "Miranda vs. Arizona" decision was issued by the U.S. Supreme Court. The decision ruled that criminal suspects had to be informed of their constitutional rights before being questioned by police. (Miranda Rights: "You have the right to remain silent...")
1940 - Paris was evacuated before the German advance on the city.
1920 - The U.S. Post Office Department ruled that children may not be sent by parcel post.
1900 - China's Boxer Rebellion against foreigners and Chinese Christians erupted into violence.
1912 - Captain Albert Berry made the first successful parachute jump from an airplane in Jefferson, Mississippi.
1898 - The Canadian Yukon Territory was organized.
1866 - The 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution was passed by the U.S. Congress. It was ratified on July 9, 1868. The amendment was designed to grant citizenship to and protect the civil liberties of recently freed slaves. It did this by prohibiting states from denying or abridging the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States, depriving any person of his life, liberty, or property without due process of law, or denying to any person within their jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws.
Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen 1986 Nautica Thorn (Japanese/Hawaiian pornstar 2003-) 1984 Alaura Eden (pornstar 2002-) 1977 Rivers Cuomo (singer for Weezer: "Buddy Holly", "The Sweater Song", "El Scorcho", "Island in the Sun", "Photograph", "Keep Fishing", "Beverly Hills") 1970 Tim Allen ("Home Improvement", Buzz Lightyear in "Toy Story", "Wild Hogs", "Big Trouble", "The Santa Clause" "For Richer or Poorer", "Galaxy Quest") 1953 Siegfried Fischbacher (Siegfried and Roy magician) 1939
1997 - The final episode of "Lois and Clark" aired.
1971 - In London, the first Hard Rock Cafe opened.
1970 - Eric Clapton's band, "Derek and The Dominoes," made their live debut in Britain. They had a one-hit-wonder with "Layla."
1965 - Paul McCartney recorded "Yesterday" with the Beatles.
1949 - The state of Vietnam was formed.
1940 - German troops entered Paris. As Paris became occupied loud speakers announced the implementation of a curfew being imposed for 8 p.m.
1940 - The Nazis opened their concentration camp at Auschwitz in German-occupied Poland.
1923 - Charles Francis Jenkins cited this date as the day he transmitted the earliest moving silhouette images, paving the way for the television.
1922 - Warren G. Harding became the first U.S. president to be heard on radio. The event was the dedication of the Francis Scott Key memorial at Fort McHenry.
1907 - Women in Norway won the right to vote.
1900 - Hawaii became a U.S. territory.
1893 - Philadelphia observed the first US Flag Day.
1841 - The first Canadian parliament opened in Kingston.
1834 - Isaac Fischer Jr. patented sandpaper
1777 - The Continental Congress in Philadelphia adopted the "Stars and Stripes" as the national flag of the United States.
Daryl Sabara (played Alexa Vega's brother in "Spy Kids") 1992 Yasmine Bleeth ("Baywatch") 1968 Boy George (singer for Culture Club) 1961 Donald Trump 1946 Maria Gibbs (played the housekeeper Florence on "The Jeffersons") 1931 Burl Ives (pop/folk/country singer was the snowman on "Rudolph") 1909 Alois Alzheimer (studied the disease named after him) 1864 Harriet Beecher Stowe (anti-slavery author wrote "Uncle Tom's Cabin" in 1852 about runaway slaves) 1811
2003 - In northeast London, a trailer was stolen that contained thousands of copies of J.K. Rowling's book "Harry Potter And The Order Of The Phoenix." The empty trailer was discovered two days later.
1998 - The Spice Girls began their first North American tour in Miami.
1995 - During the O.J. Simpson murder trial, O.J. was asked to put on a pair of gloves. The gloves were said to have been worn by the killer on the night of the murders of Nicole Brown and Ronald Goldman. The gloves appeared not to fit.
1983 - The U.S. Supreme Court reinforced its position on abortion by striking down state and local restriction on abortions.
1909 - Benjamin Shibe patented the cork center baseball used in the modern sport.
1916 - U.S. President Woodrow Wilson signed a bill incorporating the Boy Scouts of America. The bill also said that the President of the US is the head of the American Boy Scouts.
1844 - Charles Goodyear was granted a patent for the process that strengthens rubber.
1836 - Arkansas became the 25th U.S. state.
1752 - Benjamin Franklin experimented by flying a kite during a thunderstorm. The result was a little spark that showed the relationship between lightning and electricity.
Christopher Castile ("Step By Step", "Hey Arnold") 1982 Mary Allen Cook "Mary Cary" (Porn Star, ran for Governor of California, Professional nickname comes from a resemblance to Mariah Carey, In December 2005, Mary Carey was named “2005 Bimbo of the Year” by WorldNetDaily.com) 1980 Neil Patrick Harris (played "Doogie Howser" in series, also in "How I Met Your Mother" series) 1973 Leah Remini ("King of Queens") 1970 Ice Cube (Rapper/actor) 1969 Dina Meyer (TV: "90210", "Point Pleasant", movies: "Nemesis", "Saw", "Starship Troopers", "Bats", "Dragonheart") 1968 Courtney Cox ("Friends") 1964 Helen Hunt ("Mad About You", "Castaway", "Twister") 1963 Jim Belushi ("K-9", "According To Jim") 1954 Mario Cuomo (New York State's governor from 1982-94) 1932
2002 - The first episode of "The Dead Zone" aired on the USA network.
1999 - Phil Collins received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
1996 - Russian voters had their first independent presidential election. Boris Yeltsin was the winner after a run-off.
1995 - "Batman Forever," starring Val Kilmer, Tommy Lee Jones, Jim Carey, and Drew Barrymore, opened in the U.S.
1992 - U.S. President George Bush welcomed Russian President Boris Yeltsin to a meeting in Washington, DC. The two agreed in principle to reduce strategic weapon arsenals by about two-thirds by the year 2003.
1980 - The movie "The Blues Brothers," based on an "SNL" skit, and starring John Belushi and Dan Aykroyd, opened first in Chicago, IL.
1978 - The film adaptation of "Grease," starring John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John, premiered in New York City.
1952 - "Anne Frank: Diary of a Young Girl" was published in the United States.
1922 - Henry Berliner accomplished the first helicopter flight at College Park, MD.
1910 - The first Father's Day was celebrated in Spokane, Washington. This year, Father's Day is June 17.
1903 - Ford Motor Company was incorporated.
1897 - The U.S. government signed a treaty of annexation with Hawaii, making the islands a US territory.
1858 - In a speech in Springfield, IL, U.S. Senate candidate Abraham Lincoln said the slavery issue had to be resolved. He declared, "A house divided against itself cannot stand."
Diana DeGarmo (2004 American Idol Contestant) 1987 Nehir Erdoğan (Sexy Turkish actress, in "Yabancı Damat" TV series and movies "Okul", "Hababam Sinifi Merhaba", and "Kocum Benim") 1980 John Cho ("American Pie", "Harold and Kumar") 1972 Tupac Shakur (Gangsta rapper gunned down in Las Vegas in 1996) 1971 Laurie Metcalf (Rosanne's sister on her sitcom) 1955 Joan Van Ark ("Dallas", "Knots Landing") 1943
1994 - O.J. Simpson drove his Ford Bronco across Los Angeles with police in pursuit and millions of people watching live on television. After the slow-speed chase ended Simpson was arrested and charged with the murders of Nicole Simpson and Ronald Goldman.
1991 - The 100th episode of "Star Trek: The Next Generation" aired.
1980 - Led Zeppelin began their last tour.
1972 - Watergate scandal: Five White House operatives are arrested for burglarizing the offices of the Democratic National Committee, in an attempt by some members of the Republican party to illegally wiretap the opposition.
1940 - France asked Germany for terms of surrender in World War II.
1944 - Iceland becomes independent from Denmark and forms a republic.
1885 - The Statue of Liberty arrived in New York City aboard the French ship Isere.
1856 - The Republican Party opened its first national convention in Philadelphia.
1775 - The British took Bunker Hill outside of Boston.
Venus Williams (Tennis player) 1980 Christy Canyon (pornstar 1984-2005) 1966 Jason Patric (Sleepers, Speed 2, Narc, he turned down the role of Jesus in The Passion) 1966 Greg Kinnear (The Gift, We Were Soldiers, Stuck On You) 1963 Joe Piscopo (SNL) 1951 Barry Manilow 1946 Tommy Franks (American General who led the attack on Afghanistan in 2001 and Iraq in 2003) 1945 Newt Gingrich (Republican Speaker of the House 1995-99) 1943 M.C. Escher (artist of many optical illusions, including the crazy stairs) 1898 Igor Stravinsky (Russian classical composer) 1882
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