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Jan 4 1809 Louis Braille Jan 4 1643 Sir Issac Newton Jan 4 1863 Four-wheeled skates patented Jan 4 1910 Blender Invented Jan 5 1854 Sherlock Holmes Jan 12 1737 John Hancock Jan 13 1961 Julia Louis-Dreyfus Jan 13 1971 Apollo 14 launched Jan 15 1832 Alexandre-Gustave Eiffel, built a tower in Paris. Jan 15 1933 Tim Conway Jan 15 1949 Don Johnson Jan 15 1877 Patent granted to Mr. Edison for the phonograph. Jan 19 1807 Robert E. Lee Jan 19 1809 Edgar Allen Poe Jan 19 1946 Dolly Parton Jan 20 1896 Nathan Birnbaum (better known as George Burns). Jan 20 1937 Joan Rivers Jan 26 1945 Soviet troops liberate Auschwitz (WWII). Jan 30 1933 Adolf Hitler becomes Chancellor of Germany. Feb 1 1901 Clark Gable Feb 1 1968 Lisa Marie Preley Feb 2 1754 Talleyrand, French statesman & diplomat. Feb 2 1848 Mexico sells Texas, California, New Mexico & Arizona, to the U.S. Feb 2 1876 National Baseball League formed with 8 teams. Feb 9 1964 G.I. Joe doll is introduced. Feb 10 1957 Styrofoam cooler is invented. Feb 15 1564 Galileo Galilei Feb 17 1963 Michael Jordan Feb 23 1685 George Frideric Handel Feb 24 1787 Wilhelm Grimm, collector of fairy tales. Feb 24 1955 Steven Jobs Feb 24 1992 Wayne's World opens in American theatres Mar 1 1810 Frederic Chopin, composer. Mar 1 1954 Ron Howard, actor, director, producer. Mar 9 1943 Bobby Fischer Mar 15 1767 Andrew Jackson, 7th President from (1828 - 1836). Mar 16 1949 Eric Estrada, actor, CHIP. Mar 16 1802 Congress establishes West Point Military Academy in New York. Mar 22 1931 William Shatner, actor, captain. Mar 22 1945 The Slinky is invented. Mar 22 1981 First class postage is raised from 15 cents to 18 cents. Mar 23 1743 Handel's Messiah premieres in London. Mar 24 1989 Exxon Valdez runs aground off Alaska. Mar 26 1931 Leonard Nimoy Mar 27 1970 Mariah Carey Mar 28 1955 Reba McEntire Mar 28 1981 Julia Stiles Apr 9 1865 Lee surrenders to Grant Apr 10 1912 Titanic sails Apr 13 1743 Thomas Jefferson Apr 17 1972 Jennifer Garner Apr 15 1989 Chinese students begin demonstrations in Tiananmen Square Apr 18 1775 Revere's Ride Apr 20 1889 Adolph Hitler Apr 25 1990 Hubble Telescope deployed Apr 23 1564 William Shakespeare Apr 22 1937 Jack Nicholson Apr 26 1986 Chernobyl nuclear accident Apr 30 1933 Willie Nelson Apr 30 1789 George Washington inaugurated as first president of the U.S. Apr 29 1954 Jerry Seinfeld, actor/comedian, "Seinfeld". Apr 29 1913 The all-purpose zipper is patented. Apr 30 1945 Adolf Hitler commits suicide. May 2 1904 Bing Crosby May 3 1933 James Brown May 2 1954 Jerry Seinfeld May 14 1951 George Lucas May 12 1929 Burt Bacharach May 11 1949 Siam changes name to Thailand May 6 1961 George Clooney May 5 1943 Michael Palin May 5 1961 Alan Shepard became first american in space May 17 1955 Bill Paxton, Actor May 17 1792 24 brokers meet to found the New York Stock Exchange. May 17 1845 Rubber band is invented May 18 1947 Reggie Jackson May 18 1956 Chow Yun-Fat May 18 1804 Napoleon Bonaparte became emperor of France May 18 1980 Mount St. Helens erupted in Washington May 20 1927 Charles Lindbergh embarked on first solo transatlantic flight May 21 1953 Mr. T May 21 0427 Plato (bc) May 22 1859 Arthur Conan Doyle May 23 1959 Drew Carey May 24 1844 Samuel Morse transmitted first telegraph message May 25 1964 Mike Myers May 25 1977 Star Wars is released. May 26 1907 John Wayne May 26 1977 Star Wars premiered May 29 1917 John F. Kennedy May 29 1953 Hillary and Norgay first to reach summit of Mt Everest May 31 1931 Clint Eastwood May 31 1944 Joe Namath Jun 3 1808 Jefferson Davis Jun 3 1965 First American space walk Jun 2 1949 Jerry Mathers Jun 2 1972 Wayne Brady Jun 1 1938 Morgan Freeman Jun 4 1976 Angelina Jolie Jun 6 1944 D-Day invasion of Europe Jun 7 1953 Liam Neeson Jun 7 1848 Paul Gauguin Jun 8 1930 Jerry Stiller Jun 8 1953 US Supreme Court forbade whites-only lunch counters Jun 9 1962 Michael J. Fox Jun 9 1964 Johnny Depp Jun 9 1982 Natalie Portman Jun 14 1777 Stars and Stripes adopted as US flag, replacing Grand Union flag. Jun 14 1919 First direct airplane crossing of the Atlantic. Jun 14 1951 Mr. Ed premiers, (A horse is a horse of course). Jun 17 1885 Statue of Liberty arrives in New York. Jun 17 1994 O.J. Simpson and Al Cowlings take a slow trip down the Los Angelas freeway Jun 28 1966 John Cusack Jun 28 1919 Treaty of Versailles, ending World War I, is signed. Jul 12 1937 Bill Cosby Jul 12 1960 Etch-A-Sketch debuts Jul 10 1989 Mel Blanc dies at 81 Jul 9 1957 Tom Hanks Jul 8 1959 Kevin Bacon Jul 7 1981 Michelle Kwan Jul 7 1802 The Wasp published, first comic book Jul 6 1947 George W. Bush Jul 6 1947 Sylvester Stallone Jul 10 1925 Scopes "Monkey" Trial starts Jul 12 1817 Henry David Thoreau Jul 12 1937 Bill Cosby Jul 12 1948 Richard Simmons Jul 12 1934 US Disciplinary Barracks on Alcatraz Island abandoned Jul 13 1940 Patrick Stewart, actor Jul 13 1942 Harrison Ford, actor Jul 14 1789 The citizens of Paris storm the Bastille prison Jul 15 1606 Rembrandt, Dutch painter Jul 15 1869 Margarine is patented in Paris, for use in the French Navy. Jul 19 1814 Samuel Colt, inventor of the Colt Revolver. Jul 19 1880 San Francisco Public Library allows patrons to start borrowing books Jul 20 1872 Mahlon Loomis receives patent for wireless ... the radio is born. Jul 20 1969 Man landed on the Moon, 4:18PM EDT. (Armstrong, Aldrin walk while Collins orbits in Apollo 11 above.) Jul 28 1900 The hamburger is created by Louis Lassing in Connecticut Jul 28 1931 Congress makes "The Star-Spangled Banner" our 2nd National Anthem. Jul 29 1871 Rasputin, the mad Russian monk Jul 21 1899 Ernest Hemingway Jul 21 1952 Robin Williams Jul 21 1924 Don Knots Jul 21 1873 World's first train robbery, by Jesse James. Jul 21 1969 Neil Armstrong steps on the moon at 2:56:15 AM (GMT.) Aug 3 1492 Columbus sets sail from Spain Aug 3 1941 Martha Stewart Aug 3 1984 Mary Lou Retten scores a "10" Aug 4 1790 US Coast Guard established Aug 5 1931 Neil Armstrong Aug 6 1945 First atomic bomb dropped, on Hiroshima, Japan. Aug 9 1945 Second atomic bomb dropped, on Nagasaki, Japan. Aug 9 1936 Jesse Owens won four Olympic gold medals Aug 10 1955 Minimum wage jumps from 75 cents to a dollar an hour. Aug 11 1953 Hulk Hogan Aug 12 1898 Spanish-American War ends Aug 12 1972 Last US troops leave Vietnam Aug 14 1945 Japanese agree to unconditional surrender (WWII). Aug 14 1945 Steve Martin Aug 15 1769 Napoleon Bonaparte Aug 15 1969 Woodstock Music Festival opened Aug 16 1977 Elvis dies. Aug 18 1227 Mongol leader Genghis Khan died. Aug 20 1977 Voyager II launched Aug 21 1959 Hawaii became 50th state. Aug 21 1938 Kenny Rogers Aug 23 1940 Germany begins London air raids. Aug 24 79 Mt Vesuvius erupts, burying Pompeii. Aug 25 1918 Leonard Bernstein Aug 25 1930 Sean Connery, actor, spy. Aug 26 1920 US women granted right to vote. Aug 28 1963 Martin Luther King, Jr. gave "I Have a Dream" speech. Sep 1 1939 WWII begins as Germany invades Poland. Sep 1 1985 Wreckage of Titanic discovered. Sep 3 1189 Richard the Lion-Hearted crowned King of England. Sep 8 1966 Star Trek premiers. Sep 8 1644 Dutch surrender New Amsterdam to British, who name it New York. Sep 9 1966 Adam Sandler, actor/comedian. Sep 9 1776 Continental Congress authorizes the name United States. Sep 9 1956 Elvis sings on the Ed Sullivan show. Sep 9 1776 United States of America name is adopted. Sep 10 1869 A Baptist minister invents the rickshaw in Yokohama, Japan to help his invalid wife get about. Sep 10 1913 Lincoln Highway opens as first paved coast-to-coast highway. Sep 10 1953 Swanson sells its first "TV Dinner." It tasted like a rerun! Sep 11 1862 O Henry, pen name of William Sidney Porter, short story writer. Sep 11 1853 First electric telegraph in use, Merchant's Exchange to Pt. Lobos. Sep 11 1978 Mork & Mindy premiers Sep 11 2001 Osama Bin Laden and his Al-Qaida terrorist network bomb the Pentagon and the New York World trade center Twin Towers. Over 3,000 lives were lost. Sep 14 1814 Lyrics for The Star Spangled Banner written Sep 15 1890 Dame Agatha Christie, novelist. Sep 15 1949 Line Ranger premiered. Sep 17 1787 US Constitution is adopted. Sep 17 1964 Gilligan's Island Premiers. Sep 17 1863 23,000 die at Battle of Antietam, Civil War Sep 17 1972 M*A*S*H premiered. Sep 18 1928 Adam West, Batman Sep 18 1971 Lance Armstrong Sep 21 1866 H.G. Wells Sep 21 1950 Bill Murray Sep 21 1937 Tolkien's "The Hobbit" published. Sep 21 1949 People's Republic of China proclaimed. Sep 25 1957 School desegregation started with the Little Rock Nine. Sep 27 1722 Samuel Adams, revolutionary rabble rouser. Sep 27 1825 Railroad transportation is born with first track in England. Sep 27 1950 The answering machine is invented, (at the tone, please...). Sep 28 1066 William Conqueror invaded England. Oct 3 1863 Lincoln declares last Thu to be Thanksgiving. Oct 3 1990 East and West Germany United. Oct 4 1957 Soviet Union launches Sputnik, first satellite Oct 7 1947 First supersonic flight -- Chuck Yeager. Oct 11 1968 First manned Apollo mission (7) launched. Oct 12 1935 Luciano Pavarotti, tenor. Oct 14 1924 Roger Moore Oct 18 1869 US takes possession of Alaska. Oct 18 1960 Jean-Claude Van Damme Oct 19 1781 British troops surrender to Gen. George Washington at Yorktown. Oct 19 1945 Jhon Lithgow, actor. 3rd Rock From the Sun. Oct 20 1931 Mickey Mantle, baseball legend. Oct 20 1600 Battle of Sekigahara, established the Tokugawa clan as rulers of Japan (SHOGUN) until 1865 Oct 21 1833 Alfred Bernhard Nobel, created dynamite and Peace Prizes. Oct 21 1956 Carrie Fisher, actress, princess. Oct 21 1879 Thomas Edison commercially perfects the light bulb. Oct 26 1947 Pat Sajack, "Give that wheel a final spin!" Oct 26 1861 Telegraph service inaugurated in US (end of Pony Express.) Oct 26 1881 Shootout at the OK corral, in Tombstone, Arizona. Oct 27 1858 Theodore Roosevelt, 26th President from (1901 - 1909). Oct 27 1901 The first American ball-point pen goes on sale, New York City. Oct 28 1466 Erasmus, scholar, author of "In Praise of Folly." Oct 28 1949 Bruce Jenner, athlete, who liked his Wheaties. Oct 28 1955 Bill Gates, Computer Software entrepreneur-executive. Oct 28 1967 Julia Roberts, actress, "Pretty Woman". Oct 28 1492 Columbus discovers Cuba. Oct 28 1636 Harvard University founded. Oct 28 1886 Statue of Liberty dedicated. Oct 28 1904 St. Louis Police try a new investigation method - fingerprints. Oct 28 1919 Volstead Act passed by Congress, starting Prohibition. Oct 28 1965 The Gateway Arch (630 feet high) completed in St. Louis, Missouri. Nov 3 1718 John Montague, 4th Earl of Sandwich, inventor of same. Nov 3 1922 Charles Bronson, actor, vigilante. Nov 4 1879 Will Rogers, who never met a man he didn't like. Nov 4 1922 Howard Carter discovers the tomb of Tutankhamen. Nov 5 1912 Roy Rogers, Happy Trails to you, Roy & Trigger. And Dale, too. Nov 5 1935 The Parker Brothers launch the game of Monopoly. Nov 9 1952 Lou Ferrigno, weightlifter, HULK! Nov 9 1989 The Berlin Wall is opened Nov 10 1956 David Adkins, - aka Sinbad, actor/comedian. Nov 10 1871 Stanley presumes to meet Livingston in Ujiji, Central Africa. Nov 10 1951 First Long Distance telephone call without operator assistance. Nov 10 1969 Sesame Street makes its debut. Nov 12 1933 First known photo of the Loch Ness monster is taken. Nov 12 1942 World War II "The Battle of Guadalcanal" begins. Nov 12 1981 First time a spacecraft is launched twice -- the Space Shuttle Columbia lifts off again. Nov 16 1963 The touch tone phone is introduced. Nov 18 1923 Alan Sheppard, first American into space. Nov 18 1928 Mickey Mouse, sired by Walt Disney's pen. Nov 23 1863 Patent granted for a process of making color photographs. Nov 23 1889 The first jukebox is installed, at a saloon in San Francisco. Nov 30 1810 Oliver Fisher Winchester, rifle maker. Nov 30 1835 Samuel Clemens, a.k.a. Mark Twain. Nov 30 1874 Winston Churchill, patriot, Prime Minister. Nov 30 1929 Dick Clark, host of American Bandstand, man that just won't age. Nov 30 1965 Ben Stiller, actor. Dec 1 1945 Bette Midler, singer, comedian, actress, producer. Dec 1 1887 Sherlock Holmes first appears in print: "A Study In Scarlet." Dec 1 1922 First skywriting over the US - "Hello U.S.A." - by Capt. Turner, RAF. Dec 3 1968 Brendan Fraser, actor, "George of the Jungle". Dec 3 1586 Sir Thomas Herriot introduces potatoes to England, from Colombia. Dec 3 1967 First human heart transplant performed, in Capetown, South Africa. Dec 4 1934 Wink Martindale, game show host. Dec 6 1768 First edition of Encyclopaedia Brittanica is published in Scotland. Dec 7 1941 Pearl Harbor is attacked. Dec 7 1963 The first instant replay airs, during a TV sports event. Dec 7 1972 Apollo 17, last of the Apollo moon series, launched. Dec 8 1941 United States and Britain declare war on Japan. Dec 8 1925 Sammy Davis Jr. Dec 14 1503 Michel de Notredame (Nostradamus), famous prophet. Dec 14 1911 South Pole first reached by Amundsen. Dec 9 1918 Kirk Douglas, actor. Dec 9 1957 Donny Osmond, singer. Dec 9 1793 Noah Webster establishes New York's first daily newspaper. Dec 10 1830 Emily Dickinson, poet. Dec 10 1960 Kenneth Branagh, Actor, Director. Dec 10 1901 First awarding and distribution of Nobel Peace Prizes. Dec 10 1955 Mighty Mouse show premiers Dec 16 1770 Ludwig von Beethoven Dec 16 1773 Boston Tea Party Dec 16 1953 First color TV program goes on air Dec 28 2004 Denzel Washington Dec 30 1975 Eldrick Tigar Woods

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