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2003 - In Kabul, Afghanistan, a post-Taliban draft constitution was unveiled.
1998 - ...
2003 - In Kabul, Afghanistan, a post-Taliban draft constitution was unveiled.
1998 - Minnesota elected Jesse "The Body" Ventura, a former pro wrestler, as its governor.
1993 - The first episode of "The Nanny" was aired by CBS.
1978 - The first episode of "Different Strokes" was aired on NBC.
1957 - "At the Hop" was released by Danny & the Juniors.
1957 - The first Earthling in space, a dog named Laika, Russian for Barker, was aboard Sputnik.
1957 - Sun Records released "Great Balls of Fire" by Jerry Lee Lewis
1839 - The first Opium War between China and Britain erupted.
1796 - John Adams was elected the 2nd U.S. President.
Avy Scott (Pornstar) 1981 Aria Giovanni (born Cindy Renee Volk) (pornstar) 1977 Dennis Miller (Annoying "SNL" commedian briefly co-hosted America's "Monday Night Football" as a commentator) 1953 Rosanne Barr (commedian starred in a long-running sitcom "Rosanne") 1952 Michael Dukakis (Democrat Presidential candidate lost to George Bush in 1988) 1933 Charles Bronson (starred in a series of "Death Wish" movies) 1927
1994 - San Francisco: First conference that focused exlusively on the subject of the commercial potential of the World Wide Web.
1939 - At the 40th National Automobile Show the first air-conditioned car was put on display.
1922 - In Egypt, Howard Carter discovered the entry of the lost tomb of Pharaoh Tutankhamen.
1880 - James and John Ritty patented the first cash register.
1846 - The patent for the artificial leg is granted to Benjamin Palmer.
1842 - Abraham Lincoln married Mary Todd in Springfield, IL.
Audrey Hollander (Pornstar known for her triple-anal scenes ) 1979 Sean "P. Diddy" Combs (rapper) 1970 Matthew McConaughey ("Frailty", "How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days", "Sahara", "The Wedding Planner", "Failure To Launch") 1969 Rachel Aziani (Pornstar who only porns with her husband) 1969 Ralph Macchio ("The Karate Kid", "My Cousin Vinny") 1962 Jeff Probst (host of "Survivor") 1962 Laura Bush (First lady of the US) 1946 Loretta Swift (Major Houlihan on "MASH") 1937 Doris Roberts ("Christmas Vacation", Marie on "Everybody Loves Raymond") 1930 Art Carney ("The Honeymooners") 1918 Will Rogers (played a cowboy in many movies from 1918-1935) 1879
2008 - Barack Obama is elected the 44th, and first black US President.
1960 - Johnny Horton was killed in an auto accident in Milano, Texas at the age of 33. He had the hits "Battle of New Orleans" and "North To Alaska."
1940 - U.S. President Roosevelt won an unprecedented third term in office. An ammendment was later made to the US Constitution limiting the President's terms to two 4-year terms only.
1935 - The game "Monopoly" was introduced by Parker Brothers Company. Real money was originally used..
1895 - George B. Selden received the first U.S. patent for an automobile. He sold the rights for $200,000 four years later.
1872 - In the U.S., Susan B. Anthony was fined $100 for attempting to vote in the presidential election. She never paid the fine.
Brittney Skye born Brandie Rae Rothwell (Pornstar) 1977 Bryan Adams (rock singer: "Summer of '69", "Heat of the Night", "Cuts Like A Knife", "East Side Story") 1959 Tatum O"Neil (Starred in "Paper Moon" at age 10) 1963 Ryan Adams (country singer) 1974 Art Garfunkel (co-singer of Simon and Garfunkel, frequent guest star on "American Dreams") 1941 Vivien Leigh (Scarlet O'Hara on "Gone With The Wind") 1913 Roy Rogers (starred on many cowboy movies) 1911
2006 - The 100th episode of the weekly radio/web dramedy "Down Gilead Lane" airs.
1991 - Kuwait celebrated the dousing of the last of the oil fires ignited by Iraq during the Persian Gulf War.
1984 - Ronald Reagan(R) defeats Walter Mondale(D) to be re-elected in one of the largest electoral landslides in United States election history. The only state Mondale won was his home state of Minnesota.
1984 - For the first time in 193 years, the New York Stock Exchange remained open during a presidential election day.
1967 - Phil Donahue began a TV talk show in Dayton, OH. The show was on the air for 29 years.
1935 - Edwin H. Armstrong announced his development of FM broadcasting.
1923 - Jacob Schick was granted a patent for the electric shaver.
1860 - Abraham Lincoln was elected to be the sixteenth president of the United States.
Rebecca Romijn (Model/actress) 1972 Ethan Hawke (actor: "Before Sunrise", "Before Sunset", "Assault on Precinct 13", "Tape", "Gattaca") 1970 Maria Shriver (TV News Correspondent, married Arnold S.) 1955 Sally Field [actress got her start on the 1960s sitcom "The Flying Nun", also movies: "Mrs. Doubtfire", "Sybil", "Forrest Gump", "Homeward Bound (voice)"] 1946 James Naismith (Canadian Gym Teacher invented Basketball) 1861 John Philip Sousa (composer "The Stars and Stripes Forever") 1854 Charles Henry Dow (founder of Dow Jones & Company) 1851 Adolphe (Antoine) Sax (Inventor of the saxophone) 1814
2006 - The game "Guitar Hero II" for Playstation 2 was released in North America.
2000 - Hillary Clinton made history as the first president's wife to win public office. The state of New York elected her to the U.S. Senate.
1995 - Madonna's album "Something to Remember" was released, featuring the singles "I'll Remember", "This Used To Be My Playground", "You'll See", and "Take a Bow."
1991 - Magic Johnson (NBA) announced that he had tested positive for the virus that causes AIDS, and that he was retiring from basketball.
1989 - David Dinkins was elected and become New York City's first African-American mayor.
1967 - U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson signed a bill establishing the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (PBS).
1967 - Carl Stokes was elected the first black mayor in Cleveland, OH, becoming the first black mayor of a major city.
1965 - The "Pillsbury Dough Boy" debuted in television commercials.
1963 - The comedy "It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World" premiered in Hollywood.
1944 - U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt became the first (and only) person to win a fourth term as president.
1932 - "Buck Rogers in the 25th Century" was broadcast for the first on CBS Radio.
1929 - The Museum of Modern Art in New York City opened to the public.
1917 - Russia's Bolshevik Revolution took place. The provisional government of Alexander Kerensky was overthrown by forces led by Vladimir Lenin.
1916 - Jeanette Rankin of Montana became the first woman elected to the U.S. Congress.
1893 - The state of Colorado granted its women the right to vote.
1874 - The Republican party of the U.S. was first symbolized as an elephant in a cartoon by Thomas Nast in Harper's Weekly.
Jason and Jeremy London ("7th Heaven") 1972 Donna Plato ("Diff'rent Strokes") 1964 Christopher Knight (Played Peter Brady) 1957 Joni Mitchell (Folk/jazz singer: "Both Sides Now") 1943 Billy Graham (Christian evangelist) 1918 Leon Trotsky (Russian revolutionary helped establish Communist rule) 1879 Madame Marie Currie (discovered radioactivity, isotopes, Polonium, Radium, and Mercury) 1867
2000 - In Florida, a statewide recount began to decide the winner of the 2000 U.S. presidential election. George W. Bush was named the winner.
1991 - Magic Johnson appeared on "The Arsenio Hall Show." It was his first appearance after announcing that he was HIV positive.
1990 - U.S. President Bush ordered more troop deployments in the Persian Gulf, adding about 150,000 soldiers to the multi-national force fighting against Iraq.
1979 - The program, "The Iran Crisis: America Held Hostage", premiered on ABC-TV. The show was planned to be temporary, but it evolved into "Nightline" in March of 1980.
1979 - U.S. Senators John Warner (R-VA) and Mac Mathias (R-MD) introduced legislation to provide a site on the National Mall for the building of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
1966 - Ronald Reagan was elected governor of California.
1965 - The soap opera "Days of Our Lives" debuted on NBC-TV.
1895 - Wilhelm Roentgen while experimenting with electricity discovered the scientific principle involved and took the first Xray pictures.
1889 - Montana became the 41st U.S. state.
Jack Osbourne (Ozzy's son) 1985 Tara Reid (Famous for her bad boob-job and for being in "American Pie") 1975 Parker Posey (Indie film actress) 1968 Courtney Thorne-Smith (actress, TV: "Melrose Place", "Ally McBeal", "According To Jim") 1967 Bonnie Raitt (Soft rock/blues singer: "Something to Talk About", "I Can't Make You Love Me") 1949 Earl Boen (The voice of Regis and Edwin Blackgaard on the weekly radio/web dramedy series "Adventures In Odyssey", Dr. Peter Silberman in all 3 Terminator movies) 1945 Patti Page (1950-60s pop singer: "How Much Is That Doggie in the Window?", "Old Cape Cod") 1927 Margaret Mitchell (author of "Gone With The Wind") 1900
2004 - U.S. First Lady Laura Bush officially reopened Pennsylvania Avenue in front of the White House to pedestrians for the first time since the Washington, DC terrorist attacks on Sept 11, 2001.
1999 - Prince released his comeback album "Rave Un2 The Joy Fantastic." Singles included: "So Far So Pleased (with Gwen Stefani)" and "The Greatest Romance Ever Sold."
1998 - Michael Jackson settled a lawsuit over stories and pictures in the London Daily Mirror that said his face had been disfigured by cosmetic surgery. A lawyer for the publisher said, "The photographs were taken honestly and were not tampered with, but the Mirror has since met with the plaintiff in person and acknowledges that the photographs do not accurately represent the plaintiff's true appearance."
1989 - Communist East Germany opened its borders, allowing its citizens to travel freely to West Germany.
1973 - The album "Piano Man" was released by Billy Joel.
1967 - The first issue of Rolling Stone Magazine was published in San Francisco. John Lennon was on the cover.
1965 - The great Northeast blackout occurred as several states and parts of Canada were hit by a series of power failures lasting up to 13 1/2 hours.
1963 - "Louie, Louie" was released by the Kingsmen.
1962 - Motown Records released "You've Really Got a Hold on Me," by the Miracles.
1961 - The Professional Golfer's Association (PGA) eliminated its "caucasians only" rule.
1911 - George Claude of Paris, France, applied for a patent on neon advertising signs
1906 - U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt left for Panama to see the progress on the new canal. It was the first foreign trip by a U.S. president.
1872 - A fire destroyed about 800 buildings in Boston, MA.
Sisqo (Singer for R&B/Soul/Gospel group Dru Hill, had a solo hit "The Thong Song") 1978 Nick Lachey [singer for dance group 98 Degrees married (and divorced) Jessica Simpson] 1973 Susan Tedeschi (Rock/Blues singer/guitarist) 1970 Lou Ferrigno (Former Mr. Universe bodybuilder played "The Incredible Hulk" from 1977-82) 1951 Tom Fogerty (Guitarist for Creedence Clearwater Revival) 1941 Mary Travers (member of folk group Peter, Paul, and Mary) 1936 Spiro Agnew (US Vice President under Richard Nixon was forced to resign in 1973) 1918
1993 - John Wayne Bobbitt was acquitted on the charge of marital sexual assault against his wife who sexually mutilated him. Lorena Bobbitt was later acquitted of malicious wounding her husband.
1982 - In Washington, DC, the Vietnam Veterans Memorial was opened to visitors.
1970 - The Great Wall of China opened for tourism.
1969 - "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" by Gene Autry received a gold record. The song had been released 20 years earlier by Autry.
1969 - "Sesame Street" made its debut on PBS.
1951 - Direct-dial coast-to-coast telephone service begins in the United States
1885 - The first motorcycle was created.
1792 - The White House: Construction begins by placing of the cornerstone.
Josh Peck (child actor starred in "The Amanda Show" with Amanda Bynes) 1986 Miranda Lambert (country singer) 1983 Eve (rapper) 1978 Brittany Murphy (actress: "Clueless", "Don't Say a Word", "8 Mile", "Just Married", "Spun", "Uptown Girls", "Little Black Book", "Sin City") 1977 Warren "G" Griffin, III (rapper) 1970 Ellen Pompeo (TV's "Grey's Anatomy") 1969 David "Sinbad" Adkins (actor/stand-up commedian) 1959 Tim Rice (wrote lyrics for "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat", "Evita", "The Road To El Dorado", "The Lion King", "Aida", "Aladdin") 1944 Roy Scheider (Police chief in "Jaws") 1935 Martin Luther (German theologist sparked the Protestant Reformation)1483
Veteran's Day (US) / Rememberance Day (Canada) (Marks the end of WW1 on Nov. 11, 1918, and remembers all war veterans) Sausage Pizza Day
1997 - The Eastman Kodak Company announced that they were laying off 10,000 employees.
1997 - Metallica played a free concert in Philadelphia, PA.
1965 - Walt Disney announced a project in Florida that was to become Disney World.
1952 - The first video recorder was demonstrated by John Mullin and Wayne Johnson in Beverly Hills, CA.
1940 - The Jeep made its debut.
1918 - World War I came to an end when the Allies and Germany signed an armistice. This day became recognized as Veteran's Day in the United States.
1918 - Poland was reestablished shortly after the surrender of Germnay.
1889 - Washington became the 42nd state of the United States.
1851 - The telescope was patented by Alvan Clark.
1831 - Nat Turner, a slave and educated minister, was hanged in Jerusalem, VA, after inciting a violent slave uprising.
1620 - The Mayflower Compact was signed by the 41 men on the Mayflower when they landed in what is now Provincetown Harbor near Cape Cod. The compact called for "just and equal laws.
Noah Gray-Cabey (The son on the sitcom "My Wife and Kids") 1995 Leonardo DiCaprio ("Titanic", "What's Eating Gilbert Grape?", "The Beach", "Catch Me If You Can", "Gangs of NY", "The Aviator", "Romeo and Juliet") 1974 Calista Flockhart (TV's "Ally McBeal") 1964 Demi Moore 1962 Marc Summers (hosted "Double Dare" and is now a host on the Food Network) 1951 Kurt Vonnegut (His book "Slaughterhouse Five" became a movie) 1922 George Patton (WW2 commander led attacks in France, Italy, and Germany, and his life became an oscar-winning movie) 1885
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