In 1977, Elvis Presley died at Memphis, TN.
In 1948, baseball great Babe Ruth died at New York City.
Birth anniversary of T.E. Lawrence--Lawrence of Arabia (1888-1935).
Birth anniversary of Menachem Begin (1913-92).
Birth anniversaries of Fess Parker (1924-2010) and Amos Alonzo Stagg (1862-1965).
Happy Birthday! James Cameron, Frank Gifford, Kathie Lee Gifford, Madonna, Julie Newmar, Lesley Ann Warren
1812 - Detroit fell to Indian and British troops in the War of 1812.
1923 - Carnegie Steel Corporation put into place the eight-hour workday for its employees.
1954 - Sports Illustrated was published for the first time. It was claimed that 250,000 subscriptions had been sold before the first issue came off of the presses.
1954 - Jack Paar replaced Walter Cronkite as host of "The Morning Show" on CBS-TV.
1984 - The U.S. Jaycees voted to admit women to full membership in the organization.
1999 - In Russia, Vladimir V. Putin was confirmed as prime minister by the lower house of parliament.
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