Alexander Graham Bell 1847, Matthew Ridgway 1895, Jean Harlow 1911
James Doohan 1920, Jackie Joyner-Kersee 1962 - Olympic track and field gold medalist, David Faustino 1974 - Actor ("Married With Children")
1845 - Florida became the 27th U.S. state.
1857 - Britain and France declared war on China.
1863 - Free city delivery of mail was authorized by the U.S. Postal Service.
1903 - In St. Louis, MO, Barney Gilmore was arrested for spitting.
1908 - The U.S. government declared open war on on U.S. anarchists.
1931 - The "Star Spangled Banner," written by Francis Scott Key, was adopted as the American national anthem. The song was originally a poem known as "Defense of Fort McHenry."
1952 - The U.S. Supreme Court upheld New York's Feinberg Law that banned Communist teachers in the U.S.
1991 - Rodney King was severely beaten by Los Angeles police officers. The scene was captured on amateur video. (California)
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