Birth anniversary of French politician and author Alexis de Tocqueville (1805-59): “America
Happy Birthday! Ken Burns, Elizabeth Dole, Martina McBride
1874 - Major Walter Copton Winfield of England received U.S. patent for the lawn-tennis court.
1914 - The first transcontinental telephone service was inaugurated when two people held a conversation between New York, NY and San Francisco, CA.
1945 - Anniversery of the sinking of the American cruiser Indianapolis, which had just delivered the atomic bomb to Tinian Island. It was torpedoed by a Japanese submarine. Only 318 of 1,196 crew members survived.
1957 - Jack Paar began hosting the "Tonight" show on NBC-TV. The name of the show was changed to "The Jack Paar Show." Paar was host for five years.
1957 - The International Atomic Energy Agency was established.
1968 - Pope Paul VI reaffirmed the Roman Catholic Church's stance against artificial methods of birth control.
1975 - OAS (Organization of American States) members voted to lift collective sanctions against Cuba. The U.S. government welcomed the action and announced its intention to open serious discussions with Cuba on normalization.
1981 - England's Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer were married.
1985 - General Motors announced that Spring Hill, TN, would be the home of the Saturn automobile assembly plant.
1998 - The United Auto Workers union ended a 54-day strike against General Motors. The strike caused $2.8 billion in lost revenues.
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