Frederick the Great (Prussia) 1712, Edith Wharton (Jones) 1862, Ernest Borgnine 1917
Ray Stevens 1939, Neil Diamond 1941, Sharon Tate 1943
John Belushi 1949, Yakov Smirnoff 1951, Mary Lou Retton 1968
1848 - James W. Marshall discovered a gold nugget at Sutter's Mill in northern California. The discovery led to the gold rush of '49.
1899 - Humphrey O’Sullivan patented the rubber heel.
1908 - In England, the first Boy Scout troop was organized by Robert Baden-Powell.
1922 - Christian K. Nelson patented the Eskimo Pie.
1935 - Krueger Brewing Company placed the first canned beer on sale in Richmond, VA.
1965 - Winston Churchill died at the age of 90.
1980 - The United States announced intentions to sell arms to China.
1989 - Ted Bundy, the confessed serial killer, was put to death in Florida's electric chair for the 1978 kidnap-murder of 12-year-old Kimberly Leach.
2003 - The U.S. Department of Homeland Security began operations under Tom Ridge.
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