Virgil 70 B.C., Friedrich Nietzsche 1844 - German philosopher, Mario Puzo 1920
Lee Iacocca 1924 - Chrysler Chairman, Barry McGuire 1935 - Singer, Penny Marshall 1943 - Actress ("Laverne & Shirley")
1860 - Grace Bedell, 11 years old, wrote a letter to presidential candidate Abraham Lincoln. The letter stated that Lincoln would look better if he would grow a beard.
1892 - The U.S. government announced that the land in the western Montana was open to settlers. The 1.8 million acres were bought from the Crow Indians for 50 cents per acre.
1914 - The Clayton Antitrust Act was passed by the U.S. Congress.
1939 - New York Municipal Airport was dedicated. The name was later changed to La Guardia Airport.
1945 - Pierre Laval, the former premier of Vichy France, was executed for treason.
1946 - Hermann Goering, a Nazi war criminal and founder of the Gestapo, poisoned himself just hours before his scheduled execution.
1951 - "I Love Lucy" premiered on CBS-TV.
1966 - U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson signed a bill creating the Department of Transportation.
1984 - The Freedom of Information Act was passed.
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