Parson Mason Weems 1759 - He was responsible for the story about George Washington cutting down his father's cherry tree., Henry Heinz 1884, Eleanor Roosevelt 1884
Charles Revson 1906, Elmore Leonard 1925, Luke Perry 1966
1776 - During the American Revolution the first naval battle of Lake Champlain was fought. The forces under Gen. Benedict Arnold suffered heavy losses.
1890 - The Daughters of the American Revolution was founded in Washington, DC.
1899 - The Boer War began in South Africa between the British and the Boers of the Transvaal and Orange Free State.
1968 - Apollo 7 was launched by the U.S. The first manned Apollo mission was the first in which live television broadcasts were received from orbit. Wally Schirra, Don Fulton Eisele and R. Walter Cunningham were the astronauts aboard.
1975 - "Saturday Night Live" was broadcast for the first time. George Carlin was the guest host.
1975 - Bill Clinton and Hillary Rodham were married in Fayetteville, AR.
1983 - The last hand-cranked telephones in the U.S. went out of service. The 440 telephone customers of Bryant Pond, ME, were switched to direct-dial service.
1984 - Mario Lemieux (Pittsburgh Penguins) made his debut in the National Hockey League (NHL) against the Boston Bruins. He scored a goal on his first shot on his first NHL shift.
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