Leonard Nimoy 1931 - Actor ("Star Trek"), James Caan 1939 - Actor, Diana Ross 1944 - Singer
Steven Tyler 1948 - Singer (Aerosmith), Aerosmith Merchandise, Martin Short 1950 - Actor, comedian, Kenny Chesney 1968 - Country singer
1910 - The U.S. Congress passed an amendment to the 1907 Immigration Act that barred criminals, paupers, anarchists and carriers of disease from settling in the U.S.
1937 - Spinach growers in Crystal City, TX, erected a statue of Popeye.
1938 - Herman Goering warned all Jews to leave Austria.
1942 - The Germans began sending Jews to Auschwitz in Poland.
1953 - Dr. Jonas Salk announced a new vaccine that would prevent poliomyelitis.
1973 - Egyptian President Anwar Sadat took over the premiership and said "the stage of total confrontation (with Israel) has become inevitable."
1979 - The Camp David treaty was signed by Israel and Egypt that ended the 31-year state of war between the countries.
1995 - Seven of the 15 European Union states abolished border controls.
1996 - The International Monetary Fund approved a $10.2 billion loan for Russia to help the country transform its economy.
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