Henry Ford II 1917, Paul Harvey 1918, Dick York 1928
Tom Watson 1949 - Golfer, Judith Ivey 1951 - Actress, Beyoncé Knowles 1981 - Singer (Destiny's Child)
1609 - English navigator Henry Hudson began exploring the island of Manhattan.
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."
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 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.
1998 - The International Monetary Fund approved a $257 million loan for the Ukraine.
1998 - Google was incorporated as a privately held company.
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