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1998 - A jury in Santa Monica, CA, convicted Mikail Markhasev ...
1998 - A jury in Santa Monica, CA, convicted Mikail Markhasev of murdering Ennis Cosby, Bill Cosby's only son, during a roadside robbery.
1984 - The song "Relax," by Frankie Goes To Hollywood, became the biggest selling single of all time in Britain.
1981 - U.S. President Reagan announced he was nominating Arizona Judge Sandra Day O'Connor to become the first female justice on the U.S. Supreme Court.
1980 - The original lineup of Led Zeppelin gave its final show.
1973 - Paul McCartney's "Live and Let Die" was released as the theme song to a James Bond movie.
1949 - "Dragnet" was first heard on NBC radio. In 1951, the series moved to TV.
1937 - Japanese forces invaded China, beginning WW2.
1930 - Construction began on Boulder Dam, later Hoover Dam, on the Colorado River.
1898 - The United States annexed Hawaii.
1885 - G. Moore Peters patented the cartridge-loading machine.
1865 - Four people were hanged in Washington, DC, after being convicted of conspiring with John Wilkes Booth to assassinate U.S. President Lincoln.
1846 - U.S. annexation of California was proclaimed at Monterey after the surrender of a Mexican garrison.
1456 - A retrial verdict acquits Joan of Arc of heresy 25 years after her death.
Michelle Kwan (Olympic ice skater won the gold in 1998 and 2002) 1980 Robia LaMorte ("Buffy the Vampire Slayer") 1970 Robin Weigert ("Deadwood") 1969 Jorja Fox ("CSI: Las Vegas") 1968 Mo Collins (known for playing Stuart's mother, among other characters, on "MADtv") 1965 Vonda Shepard (folk/rock singer had a recurring role as herself on "Ally McBeal") 1963 Ringo Starr (drummer for The Beatles) 1940 Doc Severinsen (Band leader and trumpet player for Johnny Carson's Tonight Show) 1927
2000 - J.K. Rowling's "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire" was released in the U.S. It was the fourth Harry Potter book.
1990 - The final episode of "Mr. Belvedere" aired on ABC. The sitcom had aired 117 episodes over 5 years.
1969 - The U.S. Patent Office issued a patent for the game "Twister."
1950 - General Douglas MacArthur was named commander-in-chief of United Nations forces in Korea.
1889 - The Wall Street Journal was first published.
1881 - Edward Berner, druggist in Two Rivers, WI, poured chocolate syrup on ice cream in a dish. To this time chocolate syrup had only been used for making ice-cream sodas.
1879 - The first ship to use electric lights departed from San Francisco, CA.
1865 - C.E. Barnes patented the machine gun.
1630 - The Massachusetts Bay Colony celebrated Thanksgiving Day. The day is recognized as the first Thanksgiving.
1608 - The first French settlement at Quebec was established by Samuel de Champlain.
Alexis Dziena (Kira on the series "Invasion", also "Havoc", "Broken Flowers", "Fool's Gold") 1984 Elizabeth Del Mar (pornstar 2002-) 1983 Sophia Bush ("Nip/Tuck", "One Tree Hill", "John Tucker Must Die") 1982 Beck David Campbell (sang "Loser", "Where It's At", was on an episode of "Futurama") 1970 Billy Crudup ("Sleepers", "Almost Famous", "Big Fish", "MI3") 1968 Joan Osbourne (had a one-hit-wonder with "One Of Us") 1962 Toby Keith (country singer) 1961 Kevin Bacon ("Footloose", "The River Wild", "Wild Things", "Trapped", "Sleepers", "Mystic River") 1958 Angelica Huston ("The Witches", "The Adams Family", "Daddy Day Care") 1951 John D. Rockefeller (started the Standard Oil Company and became a billionaire) 1839
1997 - Mike Tyson was banned from the boxing ring and fined $3 million for biting the ear of opponent Evander Holyfield.
1996 - Prince released the album "Chaos and Disorder." It was his first album to be almost exclusively rock music.
1993 - NBC aired "A Different World" for the last time. The "Cosby Show" spin-off ran 144 episodes over 6 seasons.
1956 - Dick Clark made his debut as host of "Bandstand" on a Philadelphia TV station. The name of the show was changed to "American Bandstand" when it went to ABC-TV.
1910 - W.R. Brookins became the first to fly an airplane a mile in the air.
1900 - The Commonwealth of Australia was established by an act of the British Parliament, uniting the separate colonies under a federal government.
1877 - Alexander Graham Bell, Gardiner Greene Hubbard, Thomas Sanders and Thomas Watson formed the Bell Telephone Company.
1868 - The 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution was ratified. 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.
1850 - U.S. President Zachary Taylor died in office at the age of 55. He was succeeded by Millard Fillmore. Taylor had only served 16 months.
1816 - Argentina declared independence from Spain.
1789 - In Versailles, the French National Assembly declared itself the Constituent Assembly and began to prepare a French constitution.
Georgia Henley (Played Lucy in "Narnia") 1995 Nyomi Marcela (Indonesian-American pornstar 2001-) 1981 Fred Savage (Kevin Arnold on "The Wonder Years") 1976 Courtney Cox (singer for Hole, widow of Kurt Cobain, was in "Trapped" and "The People vs Larry Flynt") 1964 Kelly McGillis (Tom Cruise's girlfriend in "Top Gun") 1957 Tom Hanks ("Forrest Gump", "Big", "Castaway", "Catch Me If You Can", "Saving Private Ryan", "Philadelphia", "Toy Story", "The Terminal", "The Green Mile", "The Road to Perdition", "The DaVinci Code") 1956 Fred Norris (Howard Stern's long-time sidekick) 1955 Jimmy Smits ("LA Law", "NYPD Blue") 1955 John Tesh ("Entertainment Tonight" host also had a Christian music career) 1952 O.J. Simpson (Buffalo Bills football player was in the "Naked Gun" movies, and was on trial for murdering his wife) 1947 Richard Roundtree (played Shaft in 3 movies in the '70s) 1942
2005 - Hurricane Dennis slams into the Florida Panhandle causing billions of dollars in damage.
1997 - Scientists in London said DNA from a Neanderthal skeleton supported a theory that all humanity descended from an "African Eve" 100,000 to 200,000 years ago.
1990 - Mikhail Gorbachev won re-election as the leader of the Soviet Communist Party.
1991 - Boris Yeltsin took the oath of office as the first elected president of the Russian republic.
1985 - Coca-Cola resumed selling the old formula of Coke, it was renamed "Coca-Cola Classic." It was also announced that they would continue to sell "New" Coke.
1979 - Chuck Berry was sentenced to four months in prison for income tax evasion.
1973 - Britain granted the Bahamas their independence after three centuries of British colonial rule.
1969 - The National League was divided up into two baseball divisions.
1968 - Eric Clapton announced that Cream would break up following a farewell tour.
1940 - The 114-day Battle of Britain began during World War II.
1938 - Howard Hughes completed a 91-hour flight around the world.
1929 - The U.S. government began issuing paper money in the small size known today.
1928 - George Eastman (founder of Kodak) first demonstrated color motion pictures.
1919 - The Treaty of Versailles, which ended WWI, was hand delivered to the U.S. Senate by President Woodrow Wilson.
1890 - Wyoming became the 44th state to join the United States.
1776 - The statue of King George III was pulled down in New York City.
Jessica Simpson (hot blond singer/actress) 1980 Sofía Vergara (Columbian actress) 1972 Fred Gwyne (played Herman Munster) 1926 Jake LaMota (professional boxer portrayed in the movie "Raging Bull") 1921
2000 - Lars Ulrich (Metallica) was the first witness to testify at a U.S. Senate hearing over copyright law issues concerning free sharing of music files on Web sites such as Napster and MP3.com.
1994 - Shawn Eckardt was sentenced in Portland, OR, to 18 months in prison for his role in the attack on figure skater Nancy Kerrigan.
1987 - Bo Jackson signed a contract to play football for the L.A. Raiders for 5 years. He also continued to play baseball for the Kansas City Royals.
1985 - Nolan Ryan of the Houston Astros became the first major league pitcher to earn 4,000 strikeouts in a career.
1985 - Dr. H. Harlan Stone announced that he had used zippers for stitches on 28 patients. The zippers were used when he thought he may have to re-operate.
1977 - The Medal of Freedom was awarded posthumously to Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. in a White House ceremony.
1969 - David Bowie's "Space Oddyssey" album was released.
1934 - The first appointments to the newly created U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) were made.
1918 - Enrico Caruso recorded "Over There" written by George M. Cohan. The song became a standard wartime song of WWI and WWII.
1914 - Babe Ruth debuted in the major leagues with the Boston Red Sox.
1804 - The United States' first secretary of the treasury, Alexander Hamilton, was killed by Vice President Aaron Burr in a duel.
Li'l Kim (rapper) 1975 Michael Rosenbaum (Lex Luthor in "Smallville" series) 1972 Kellita Smith (Aunt Wanda on "The Bernie Mac Show") 1969 Suzanne Vega (Sang "Tom's Diner" in 1987, a song about the same restaurant where later they hang out on "Seinfeld") 1959 Mark Lester (played Oliver in the movie musical) 1959 Richie Sambora (guitarist for Bon Jovi, ex-husband of Heather Locklear) 1959 Sela Ward (acted in three TV series: "Sisters", "Once and Again", and is currently on "House") 1956 Leon Spinks (boxer) 1953 Bruce McGill (played D-Day in "Animal House", and was on "MacGyver" TV series) 1950 Giorgio Armani (Italian clothes designer) 1934 Yul Brynner (bald actor in "The King and I") 1920 Elwyn Brooks (E.B.) White (Amrican author, wrote "Charlotte's Web", "Stuart Little", and "The Trumpet of the Swan") 1899 John Quincy Adams (6th US President, 1825-29) 1767
2002 - The first episode of "Monk" began.
2000 - The movie "X-Men" premiered in New York.
1990 - The first episode of "Northern Exposure" aired on CBS.
1990 - Russian republic president Boris N. Yeltsin announced his resignation from the the Soviet Communist Party.
1976 - The TV game show "Family Feud" premiered with Richard Dawson as the host.
1970 - PBS began airing concerts by the Boston Pops Orchestra.
1969 - Blind Faith (including former Cream members Eric Clapton and Ginger Baker, and featuring Steve Winwood of Traffic) began their one and only tour with a sold-out show at New York's Madison Square Garden.
1960 - The first Etch-A-Sketch went on sale.
1957 - The U.S. surgeon general, Leroy E. Burney, reported that there was a direct link between smoking and lung cancer.
1954 - Elvis Presley signed his first recording contract and quit his job as a truck driver. The contract was with Sun Records.
1933 - The first minimum wage (25 cents an hour) was established in the U.S.
Erik Per Sullivan (Dewey on "Malcolm in the Middle") 1991 Michelle Rodríguez ("Lost" series) 1978 Topher Grace ("That '70s Show") 1978 Kristi Yamaguchi (American figure-skater, won gold medal in 1992) 1971 Lisa Nicole Carson ("ER" and "Ally McBeal" series) 1969 Robin Wilson (singer for Gin Blossoms) 1965 Dan Murphy (High School Social Studies teacher, guitarist for Soul Asylum) 1962 Sandi Patty (Christian/pop singer) 1956 Cheryl Ladd (Charlie's Angels) 1951 Richard Simmons (TV fitness host) 1948 Jay Thomas ("Mork and Mindy" and "Murphy Brown" series, and the football coach in "Mr. Holland's Opus" movie) 1948 Christine McVie (one of Fleetwood Mac's singers) 1943 Bill Cosby 1937 Milton Berle (early TV host) 1908 Oscar Hammerstein (wrote Broadway songs with Richard Rogers) 1895 George Washington Carver (African-American scientist who invented many uses for the peanut) 1861 George Eastman (founder of Kodak in Rochester, NY) 1854 Henry David Thoreau (wrote "Walden") 1817
1985 - Live-Aid concerts took place in Philadelphia, PA, and London, England.
1985 - George Michael sang lead vocals to Elton John's performance of "Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me" at the Live Aid Concert. The duet went to #1.
1974 - Eric Clapton's "I Shot The Sheriff" was released.
1968 - Steppenwolf's "Born To Be Wild" was released.
1863 - Opponents of the Civil War draft began three days of rioting in New York City, which resulted in more than 1,000 casualties.
1835 - John Ruggles received patent #1 from the U.S. Patent Office for a traction wheel used in locomotive steam engines. All 9,957 previous patents were not numbered.
1832 - Henry Schoolcraft was the first European to discover the source of the Mississippi River in Minnesota.
1585 - A group of 108 English colonists, led by Sir Richard Grenville, reached Roanoke Island, NC.
1099 - The Crusaders launched their final assault on Muslims in Jerusalem.
Brooke Ballentyne (pornstar 2002-04) 1982 Tom Kenny (voices Sponge Bob) 1962 Cameron Crowe (directed "Fast Times at Ridgemont High", "Jerry McGuire", "Almost Famous", and "Vanilla Sky") 1957 Cheech Marin (1960s-70s drug humorist with partner Tommy Chong) 1946 Erno Rubik (Invented the Rubik's cube in 1980) 1944 Harrison Ford ("Star Wars", "Indiana Jones", and several Tom Clancy movies) 1942 Robert Forster (acted in "Like Mike", "Me Myself and Irene", "Jackie Brown", and "Mulholland Drive") 1941 Patrick Stewart (Captain Picard on "Star Trek: The Next generation", also "X-Men") 1940 Bob Crane ("Hogan's Heroes" series) 1928 Nathan Bedford Forrest (Confederate General who started the KKK shortly after the US Civil War) 1821
2003 - Jerry Springer officially filed papers to run for the U.S. Senate from Ohio. He dropped out of the race before the election.
1987 - "U Got The Look" by Prince was released from the "Sign O' the Times" album. The album was Prince's 2nd best-selling album ever behind "Purple Rain."
1987 - Steve Miller got a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
1967 - The Who began their first U.S. tour as the opening act for Herman's Hermits.
1945 - American battleships and cruisers bombarded the Japanese home islands for the first time.
1933 - All German political parties except the Nazi Party were outlawed.
1868 - Alvin J. Fellows patented the tape measure.
Matthew Fox ("Party of Five" and "Lost" TV series) 1966 Ellen Reid [Crash Test Dummies (yes, they do keep releasing albums)] 1966 Tommy Mottola (CEO of Sony Records, married Mariah Carey) 1949 Maulana Karenga (started the African-American celebration of Kwaanza) 1941 Gerald Ford (38th US President 1974-77) 1913 Woody Guthrie (Folk singer of "This Land is Your Land", "House of the Rising Sun", and "Red River Valley") 1912 William Hanna (along with partner Joe Barbera created "The Jetsons" and "The Flintstones") 1910
1997 - Gianni Versace was shot to death by Andrew Phillip Cunanan outside his home in Miami, FL. Cunanan was found dead eight days later.
1994 - Phil Collins announced that he was seeking a divorce from his wife Jill. They had 2 daughters.
1978 - Bob Dylan performed before the largest open-air concert audience (for a single artist). About 200,000 fans turned out at Blackbushe Airport in England.
1971 - U.S. President Nixon announced he would visit the People's Republic of China to seek a "normalization of relations."
1968 - ABC-TV premiered "One Life to Live".
1922 - The duck-billed platypus arrived in America, direct from Australia. It was exhibited at the Bronx Zoo in New York City.
1918 - The Second Battle of the Marne began during World War I.
1916 - In Seattle, WA, Pacific Aero Products was incorporated by William Boeing. The company was later renamed Boeing Co.
1901 - Over 74,000 Pittsburgh steel workers went on strike.
1888 - "Printers’ Ink" was first sold.
1870 - Georgia became the last of the Confederate states to be readmitted to the Union.
Brian Austin Green ("Knots Landing" and "90210" TV series) 1973 Forrest Whitaker ("Platoon", "Good Morning Vietnam", "Panic Room", "Phone Booth", "Vantage Point") 1961 Joe Satriani (Blues/Rock guitarist) 1956 Jesse Ventura (Wrestler who was elected governor of Minnesota) 1951 Linda Ronstadt (folk/country singer, sang "Blue Bayou", "Different Drum", and "Somewhere Out There") 1946 Clement C. Moore (wrote the poem "A Visit From St. Nicholas" better known as "'Twas the Night Before Christmas") 1779 Rembrandt Van Rijn (Dutch painter) 1606
2005 - J.K. Rowling's book "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" was released. It was the sixth in the Harry Potter series. The book sold 6.9 million copies on its first day of release.
2004 - Martha Stewart was sentenced to five months in prison for lying about a stock sale. She was also ordered to spend five months confined to her home and fined $30,000. She was allowed to remain free pending her appeal.
1999 - The plane of John F. Kennedy Jr. crashed off the coast of Martha's Vineyard, MA. His wife, Carolyn Bessette Kennedy, and her sister, Lauren Bessette, were also on board the plane. The body of John Kennedy was found on July 21, 1999.
1981 - After 23 years with the name Datsun, executives of Nissan changed the name of their cars to Nissan.
1979 - Saddam Hussein became president of Iraq after forcing Hasan al-Bakr to resign.
1973 - Alexander P. Butterfield informed the Senate committee investigating the Watergate affair of the existence of recorded tapes.
1969 - Apollo 11 blasted off from Cape Kennedy, FL, and began the first manned mission to land on the moon.
1966 - The Lovin' Spoonful's "Summer In The City" was released.
1966 - In London, Eric Clapton, Jack Bruce and Ginger Baker formed the band Cream. Their biggest hit was "White Room."
1951 - J.D. Salinger's novel, "The Catcher in the Rye," was first published.
1875 - The new French constitution was finalized.
1790 - The District of Columbia, or Washington, DC, was established as the permanent seat of the United States Government.
Jesse Jane (Pornstar 2002-) 1980 Justine Jolie (pornstar 2000-) 1980 Corey Feldman (1980s child star, "Gremlins", "Goonies", "Lost Boys") 1971 Larry Sanger (creator in 2001 of Wikipedia, an online encyclopedia) 1968 Will Ferrell (SNL, "Old School", "Anchorman", "Elf") 1967 Quentin Leo Cook aka Fatboy Slim (techno musician of "The Rockafeller Skank" (Lyrics "Right about now, the funk soul brother. Check it out now.") 1963 Phoebe Cates ("Fast Times at Ridgemont High" and "Gremlins") 1963 Michael Flatley (Lord of the Dance) 1958 Stewart Copeland (drummer for The Police, he wrote the theme for the show "Dead Like Me") 1952 Buddy Merrill (guitarist on "The Lawrence Welk Show) 1936 Ginger Rogers (danced with Fred Astair in several movie/musicals) 1911 Orville Redenbacher (created several uses of corn and popcorn) 1907 Carmen Lombardo (together with his brother Guy Lombardo created a big-band "The Royal Canadians" in 1923) 1903 Joseph Jefferson "Shoeless Joe" Jackson (played baseball barefoot for Philadelphia Athletics, Cleveland Indians and Chicago White Sox. While on the White Sox, he accepted money to throw the 1919 World Series. He was banned from baseball and the Hall of Fame) 1888 Roald Amundsen (led first expedition of the south pole) 1872 Mary Baker Eddy (founder of Christian Science) 1821
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