Eddie Rickenbacker 1890, Juan Peron 1895, Jesse Jackson 1941
Chevy Chase 1943, Sigourney Weaver 1949, Matt Damon 1970 - Actor
1895 - The Berliner Gramophone Company was founded in Philadelphia, PA.
1918 - U.S. Corporal Alvin C. York almost single-handedly killed 25 German soldiers and captured 132 in the Argonne Forest in France. York had originally tried to avoid being drafted as a conscientious objector. After this event his was promoted to sergeant and was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor.
1944 - "The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet" debuted on CBS radio.
1966 - The U.S. Government declared that LSD was dangerous and an illegal substance.
1993 - The U.S. government issued a report absolving the FBI of any wrongdoing in its final assault in Waco, TX, on the Branch Davidian compound. The fire that ended the siege killed as many as 85 people.
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