Birth anniversaries of Pearl Buck (1892-1973), Abner Doubleday (1819-1893) and Babe Didrikson Zaharias (1911-56).
Happy Birthday! Derek Jeter, Greg LeMond, Gretchen Wilson
1819 - The bicycle was patented by W.K. Clarkson, Jr.
1942 - The Grumman F6F Hellcat fighter was flown for the first time.
1959 - U.S. President Eisenhower joined Britain's Queen Elizabeth II in ceremonies officially opening the St. Lawrence Seaway.
1963 - U.S. President John Kennedy announced "Ich bin ein Berliner" (I am a Berliner) at the Berlin Wall.
1976 - The CN (Canadian National) Tower in Toronto, Canada, opened.
1981 - In Mountain Home, Idaho, Virginia Campbell took her coupons and rebates and bought $26,460 worth of groceries. She only paid 67 cents after all the discounts.
1997 - The U.S. Supreme Court upheld state laws that allow for a ban on doctor-assisted suicides.
1998 - The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that employers are always potentially liable for supervisor's sexual misconduct toward an employee.
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