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1945 - The American B-29 bomber, known as the Enola Gay, dropped the ...
1945 - The American B-29 bomber, known as the Enola Gay, dropped the first atomic bomb on an inhabited area. The bomb named "Little Boy" was dropped over the center of Hiroshima, Japan. An estimated 140,000 people were killed.
1998 - The last new episode of Magic Johnson's late night talk show, "The Magic Hour," aired. The show had only lasted 2 months.
1998 - Former White House intern Monica Lewinsky spent 8 1/2 hours testifying before a grand jury about her relationship with U.S. President Clinton
1986 - Timothy Dalton became the fourth actor to be named "James Bond." "The Living Daylights" began filming and was released the following summer.
1890 - The electric chair was used for the first time when Auburn State Prison in New York executed convicted murderer William Kemmler.
1879 - The first Australian rules football game to be played at night took place at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. The game was to promote the introduction of electricity to the city of Melbourne.
1787 - The Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia began. The articles of the U.S. Constitution draft were to be debated.
Asia Carrera (born Jessica Andrea Steinhauser) (Pornstar from 1993-2003, also in the group MENSA for high IQs) 1973 Geri Halliwell (aka Ginger Spice from The Spice Girls) 1972 M. Night Shyamalan (directed "The 6th Sense", "Unbreakable", "Signs", and "The Village", "The Happening") 1970 Michelle Yeoh (acted in James Bond's "Tomorrow Never Dies", also "Crouching Tiger") 1962 Andy Warhol (Hippie artist of the 1960s) 1928 Robert Mitchum (acted in "Cape Fear", "El Dorado", "The Longest Day", "North and South") 1917 Lucille Ball ("I Love Lucy" TV series) 1911
2003 - In California, Arnold Schwarzenegger announced that he would run for the office of governor.
1991 - World Wide Web debuts as a publicly available service on the internet. It didn't become widely used until 1995.
1990 - U.S. President Bush ordered U.S. troops and warplanes to Saudi Arabia to guard against a possible invasion by Iraq.
1959 - The U.S. launched Explorer 6, which sent back the first picture of the Earth from space.
1914 - Germany invaded France at the start of WWI.
1888 - Jack the Ripper commits the first of his murders around London's East End.
Linsey Dawn McKenzie (British erotic model, starred in 2 hardcore films before her pregnancy, had surgery to go from 38HHH to 32DD) 1978 Cirroc Lofton (Jake Sisko on "Deep Space Nine" TV series) 1978 Charlize Theron (South-African actress, starred in "Men of Honor", "Sweet November", "Monster", "The Italian Job", and "Trapped") 1975 Jimmy Wales (creator of Wikipedia, an internet encyclopedia website) 1966 David Duchovny ("X-Files" TV series, also movies "House of D" and "Evolution", is married to Tea Leoni) 1960 Wayne Knight (played Newman on "Seinfeld" series and was on "3rd Rock From the Sun" TV series, movies include "Basic Instinct" "Toy Story 2", and "Rat Race") 1955 Carl "Alfalfa" Switzer (child star in the original short-film series "Our Gang" also known as "The Little Rascals" shorts in the 1930s) 1927 Louis Leakey (British archaeologist whose work was important in establishing human evolutionary development in Africa.) 1903 Billie Burke (Glinda the Good Witch on "The Wizard of Oz") 1884 Mata Hari (Dutch, exotic dancer in Paris, executed by firing squad for selling French military secrets to Germany during WWI) 1876
2000 - In Portugal, Oasis walked off stage for the second time in two weeks when drummer Alan White was hit by rocks by members of the audience.
1990 - American forces began positioning in Saudia Arabia.
1972 - Richard Nixon accepts the nomination as candidate for the presidency.
1974 - U.S. President Nixon announced that he would resign the following day.
1970 - CCR's "Looking Out My Back Door" was released.
1963 - Great Train Robbery: In England, a gang of 15 train robbers steal 2.6 million pounds in bank notes. The robbery was portrayed in the movie "Buster" starring Phil Collins.
1899 - The refrigerator was patented by A.T. Marshall.
1588 - The Spanish Armada was defeated by the English fleet ending an invasion attempt.
Bradley McIntosh (rapper in S Club 7) 1981 JC Chasez (NSync) 1976 Drew Lachey (Nick Lachey's younger brother, in 98 Degrees) 1976 Scott Stapp (singer for Creed, sang "Relearn Love" on "The Passion" soundtrack) 1973 Dave "The Edge" Evans (guitarist for U2) 1961 Rikki Rockett (drummer for Poison, "Fallen Angels", "Every Rose Has Its Thorn", "Something To Believe In") 1961 Donny Most (Ralph Malph on "Happy Days" TV series) 1953 Robin Quivers (Howard Stern's co-host) 1952 John Holmes (the original male pornstar) 1944 Dustin Hoffman (acted in "The Graduate", "Papillon", "Tootsie", "Kramer vs Kramer", "Sleepers", "Sphere", "Wag the Dog") 1939 Matthew Henson (With Matthew Peary were the first to reach the North Pole) 1866
1945 - The U.S. dropped an atomic bomb on Nagasaki. The bombing came three days after the bombing of Hiroshima. About 74,000 people were killed. Japan surrendered August 14.
2001 - U.S. President Bush announced he would support federal funding for limited medical research on embryonic stem cells.
1996 - Boris Yeltsin was sworn in as president of Russia for the second time.
1975 - The New Orleans Superdome as officially opened when the Saints played the Houston Oilers in exhibition football. The new Superdome cost $163 million to build. The Superdome was used to shelter survivors of Hurricane Katrina in 2005.
1974 - U.S. President Richard Nixon formally resigned. Gerald R. Ford took his place, and became the 38th president of the U.S.
1945 - The first network television broadcast occurred in Washington, DC. The program announced the bombing of Nagasaki, Japan.
1930 - Betty Boop had her beginning in "Dizzy Dishes" created by Max Fleischer.
1910 - A.J. Fisher received a patent for the electric washing machine.
1854 - "Walden" was published by Henry David Thoreau.
1678 - American Natives sold the area we now call "The Bronx" in NYC to Jonas Bronck for 400 beads.
Arion Salazar (singer/basist for Third Eye Blind, "Jumper", "Graduate", "How's It Gonna Be?") 1970 Gillian Anderson (Scully on "The X-Files" TV series) 1968 Eric Bana (played The Incredible Hulk in a 2003 movie) 1968 Deion Sanders [Only athlete to play in both a Superbowl (US Football) and a World Series (US Baseball)] 1967 Karyn Parsons "Fresh Prince of Bel-Air" TV series) 1966 Whitney Houston 1963 Melanie Griffith 1957 Sam Elliot ("Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid", "Mask" (1985), "Hulk", "We Were Soldiers", "Gettysburg", also was in the TV series "Mission Impossible") 1944 Robert Shaw (Sea Captain Quint in "Jaws", also in "The Sting", and "From Russia With Love") 1927 P. L. Travers (wrote 8 books in the "Mary Poppins" series) 1899 Jean Piaget (Swiss psychologist studied thought processes of children) 1896
1995 - Timothy McVeigh and Terry Nichols were charged with 11 counts in the Oklahoma City bombing.
1985 - Madonna's "Like A Virgin" became the first album by a female to be certified for 5 millions sales.
1970 - Jim Morrison's trial for exposing himself onstage in Miami, FL, began.
1948 - On ABC, "Candid Camera" made its TV debut. The original title was "Candid Microphone" when it was on the radio.
1945 - The day after the atomic bombing of Nagasaki, Japan announced they would surrender. The only condition was that the status of Emperor Hirohito would remain unchanged.
1885 - The first electric streetcar, to be used commercially, was operated in Baltimore, MD, by Leo Daft.
1869 - The motion picture projector was patented by O.B. Brown.
1821 - Missouri became the 24th state to join the Union.
Devon Akoi ("2 Fast 2 Furious", "Sin City") 1982 Angie Harmon (model who was in "Agent Cody Banks) 1972 Antonio Bandaras ("The Mask of Zorro", "Shrek 2") 1960 Jimmy Dean (sang "Big Bad John" then went into the sausage business) 1928 Herbert Hoover (31st US President 1929-33) 1874
1990 - Egyptian and Moroccan troops joined U.S. forces in Saudia Arabia to help protect from a possible Iraqi attack.
1992 - In Bloomington, MN, the Mall of America opened. It was the largest shopping mall in the United States.
1984 - U.S. President Ronald Reagan was preparing for his weekly radio broadcast when, during testing of the microphone, the President said of the Soviet Union, "My fellow Americans, I am pleased to tell you that I just signed legislation that would outlaw Russia forever. We begin bombing in five minutes."
1972 - Elvis and Pricilla Presley filed for divorce. They had married in May of 1967. She went on to star in the "Naked Gun" trilogy.
1968 - The first Beatles single on their own Apple Records was released. The single was "Hey Jude" b/w "Revolution" from the "Hey Jude" album.
1966 - The Beatles arrived at Chicago's O'Hare Airport to start their last tour of the U.S.
1945 - The Allies informed Japan that they would determine Emperor Hirohito's future status after Japan's surrender.
1934 - Alcatraz, in San Francisco Bay, received federal prisoners for the first time.
1896 - Harvey Hubbell received a patent for the electric light bulb socket with a pull-chain.
1874 - A patent for the sprinkler head was given to Harry S. Parmelee.
Will Friedle (played Eric Matthews on "Boy Meets World" from 1993-2000) 1974 Hulk Hogan (pro-wrestler) 1953 Alex Haley (author researched his ancestry back to Africa to write "Roots") 1921
1994 - Woodstock '94 opened in Saugerties, NY. The opening was on the 25th anniversary of the Woodstock Music and Art Fair.
1988 - "The Last Temptation of Christ" opened.
1960 - The Silver Beetles recruited drummer Pete Best.
1898 - Hawaii was annexed by the U.S. Hawaii was later given territorial status and was given Statehood in 1959.
1877 - Thomas Edison invented the phonograph and made the first sound recording.
1865 - Disinfectant was used for the first time during surgery by Joseph Lister.
Matt Theissen (singer for Christian/Mainstream pop/rock/punk band Relient K, "Forgiven", "Be My Escape", " Chapstick, Chapped Lips, and Things Like Chemistry", "Pressing On", "Sadie Hawkins Dance") 1980 Richard Reid ("Shoe Bomber"arrested for trying to detonate explosives in his shoes on an airline in 2001) 1973 Pete Sampras (Tennis Champion) 1971 Miss Cleo (American, born as Youree Dell Harris, hosted commercials pretending to be a Jamaican tele-psychic) 1962 Mark Knopfler (guitarist for Dire Straits, "Money For Mothing", "Sultans of Swing") 1949 Jaques Tits (famous for the "Tits Alternative": if G is a finitely generated subgroup of a linear group, then G contains either a non-abelian free subgroup or a solvable subgroup of finite index, did I mention it's called the "Tits Alternative" and that his name is Jacques Tits?) 1930 Alvis Edgar "Buck" Owens, Jr. (country singer famous for the song "Act Naturally" in 1963, also co-hosted "Hee-Haw" with Roy Clark) 1929 Norris and Ross McWhirter (Scottish twins who created "The Guinness Book of World Records") 1925 Cecil B. DeMille (directed "The Ten Commandments") 1881
2004 - The 2004 summer Olympics opened in Athens, Greece.
1997 - Comedy Central aired the first episode of "South Park."
1994 - It was reported that aspirin not only helps reduce the risk of heart disease, but also helps prevent colon cancer.
1966 - The Supremes' "You Can't Hurry Love" was released.
1965 - The Beatles' "Help!" was released. Singles included "Help" and "Yesterday."
1961 - Berlin was divided by a barbed wire fence to halt the flight of refugees. Two days later work on the Berlin Wall began.
1942 - Walt Disney's "Bambi" opened
1912 - The first radio license was issued to St. Joseph's College in Philadelphia, PA.
1907 - The first taxicab started on the streets of New York City.
1889 - A patent for a coin-operated telephone was issued to William Gray.
Fidel Castro (Communist leader of Cuba from 1959-2008) 1926 Alfred Hitchcock (directed "Psycho", "The Birds", "Lifeboat", Vertigo", "Rear Window", "Dial M For Murder", "The Man Who Knew Too Much") 1899 Bert Lahr (The Cowardly Lion in "The Wizard of Oz") 1895 Annie Oakly (American Wild West sharpshooter) 1860
2006 - The 2006 Israel-Lebanon conflict cease fire goes into effect.
2003 - Widescale power blackout in the northeast United States and Canada.
1997 - Timothy McVeigh was formally sentenced to death for the Oklahoma City bombing.
1976 - Steve Miller's "Keep On Rockin' Me" was released.
1971 - Rod Stewart released "Maggie May."
1959 - The first meeting was held to organize the American Football League.
1947 - Pakistan became independent from British rule.
1945 - It was announced by U.S. President Truman that Japan had surrendered unconditionally. The surrender ended World War II.
1941 - The U.S. Congress appropriated the funds to construct the Pentagon (approximately $83 million). The building was the new home of the U.S. War Department.
1935 - The U.S. Congress passed the Social Security Act into law. The act created unemployment insurance and pension plans for the elderly.
1917 - China declared war on Germany and Austria during World War I.
1896 - Gold was discovered in Canada's Yukon Territory. Within the next year more than 30,000 people rushed to the area to look for gold.
Ashlynn Brooke (pornstar 2006-) 1985 Mila Kunis (Ukraine-born actress, plays Jackie on "That '70s Show", also Meg Griffin on "The Family Guy" animated series) 1983 Christopher Gorham (TV: "Popular", "Odyssey 5", "Party of Five", "Jake 2.0", "Felicity", "Ugly Betty") 1974 Catherine Bell ("Jag", "The Triangle") 1968 Halle Berry 1966 Susan Olsen (Cindy Brady on "The Brady Bunch" TV series) 1961 Magic Johnson (Hall of Fame Basketball player diagnosed with HIV, had a short-lived talk show in 1998) 1959 Marcia Gay Harden (starred in movies "Flubber", "Meet Joe Black", "Pollock", "Mystic River", "Space Cowboys") 1959 Gary Larson (created "The Far Side" newspaper comic) 1950 Danielle Steel (currently has written 65 bestselling romance novels) 1947 Steve Martin (got his start hosting "SNL" several times in the '70s, also in movies "Father of the Bride", "Sgt. Bilko", "The Jerk", "Bringing Down the House", "All of Me", "Roxanne", "Cheaper By the Dozen", "The Pink Panther") 1945 Lynne Cheney (wife of Dick Cheney, GW Bush's US Vice-President) 1941 David Crosby (member of folk/rock group "Crosby, Stills, Nash, & Young", had a hit "Hero" with Phil Collins in 1991) 1941 Connie Smith (country singer, famous for "Once A Day" in 1964, the biggest hit ever for a female country singer) 1941
2001 - Astronomers announced the discovery of the first solar system outside our own. They had discovered two planets orbiting a star in the Big Dipper
1947 - India became independent from Britain and was divided into the countries of India and Pakistan. India had been under British rule for about 200 years.
1939 - "The Wizard of Oz" premiered in Hollywood, CA. Judy Garland became famous for the movie's song "Somewhere Over the Rainbow."
1918 - Diplomatic ties between the U.S. and Russia were severed when the Communist Revolution takes place.
1911 - The product Crisco was introduced by Procter & Gamble Company.
1877 - Thomas Edison wrote to the president of the Telegraph Company in Pittsburgh, PA. The letter stated that the word, "hello" would be a more appropriate greeting than "ahoy" when answering the telephone.
Tim Foreman (bassist for Switchfoot: "Awakening", "Stars", "We Are One Tonight", "Meant To Live", "This Is Your Life", "Dare You to Move", "Chem 6A", "New Way To Be Human") 1978 Natasha Henstridge (model/actress: "Species", "The Whole Nine Yards") 1974 Ben Affleck ("Dogma", "Good Will Hunting", "Pearl Harbor", "Paycheck", "Jersey Girl", "Daredevil", "Gigli", "The Sum of All Fears") 1972 Debra Messing (Grace on "Will and Grace" TV series) 1968 Debi Mazar (actress) 1964
Jimmy Webb (wrote songs "Galveston" and "MacArthur Park") 1946 Linda Ellerbee (Journalist) 1944 Napoleon Bonaparte (French general and emoperor) 1769
Julia Child (TV chef) 1912
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