Franz Shubert 1797, Zane Grey 1872, Jackie Robinson 1919
Mario Lanza 1921, Carol Channing 1923, Norman Mailer 1929
Ernie Banks 1931, Suzanne Pleshette 1937, Phil Collins 1951
1606 - Guy Fawkes was executed after being convicted for his role in the "Gunpowder Plot" against the English Parliament and King James I.
1865 - In America, General Robert E. Lee was named general-in-chief of the Confederate armies.
1893 - The trademark "Coca-Cola" was first registered in the United States Patent Office.
1940 - The first Social Security check was issued by the U.S. Government.
1945 - Private Eddie Slovik became the only U.S. soldier since the U.S. Civil War to be executed for desertion.
1971 - Astronauts Alan B. Shepard Jr., Edgar D. Mitchell and Stuart A. Roosa blasted off aboard Apollo 14 on a mission to the moon.
1985 - The final Jeep rolled off the assembly line at the AMC plant in Toledo, OH.
1990 - McDonald's Corp. opened its first fast-food restaurant in Moscow, Russia.
1995 - U.S. President Clinton invoked presidential emergency authority to provide a $20 billion loan to Mexico to stabilize its economy.
2000 - John Rocker (Atlanta Braves) was suspended from major league baseball for disparaging foreigners, homosexuals and minorities in an interview published by Sports Illustrated.
2000 - An Alaska Airlines jet crashed into the ocean off Southern California. All 88 people on board were killed.
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