Henry Ford II 1917, Paul Harvey 1918
Dick York 1928, Damon Wayans 1960, Beyoncé Knowles (Destiny's Child) 1981
1781 - Los Angeles, CA, was founded by Spanish settlers. The original name was "El Pueblo de Nuestra Senora La Reina de Los Angeles de Porciuncula," which translates as "The Town of the Queen of Angels."
1882 - Thomas Edison's Pearl Street electric power station began operations in New York City. It was the first display of a practical electrical lighting system.
1885 - The Exchange Buffet opened in New York City. It was the first self-service cafeteria in the U.S.
1886 - Geronimo, and the Apache Indians he led, surrendered in Skeleton Canyon in Arizona to Gen. Nelson Miles.
1888 - George Eastman registered the name "Kodak" and patented his roll-film camera. The camera took 100 exposures per roll.
1923 - The first American dirigible, the "Shenandoah," began its maiden voyage in Lakehurst, NJ.
1957 - The Arkansas National Guard was ordered by DEMOCRAT Governor Orval Faubus to keep nine black students from going into Little Rock's Central High School.
1957 - The Ford Motor Company began selling the Edsel. The car was so unpopular that it was taken off the market only two years.
1967 - "Gilligan's Island" aired for the last time on CBS-TV. It ran for 98 shows.
1967 - Michigan Gov. George Romney said during a TV interview that he had undergone "brainwashing" by U.S. officials while visiting Vietnam in 1965.
1971 - "The Lawrence Welk Show" was seen for the last time on ABC-TV.
1998 - The International Monetary Fund approved a $257 million loan for the Ukraine.
1998 - While in Ireland, U.S. President Clinton said the words "I'm sorry" for the first time about his affair with Monica Lewinsky and described his behavior as indefensible.
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