William Conrad Rontgen 1845, Sir Henry Royce 1863, David Janssen 1931
Judy Carne 1939, Cale Yarborough 1939, Mariah Carey 1970 - Singer
1794 - The U.S. Congress authorized the creation of the U.S. Navy.
1836 - In Goliad, TX, about 350 Texan prisoners, including their commander James Fannin, were executed under orders from Gen. Antonio López de Santa Anna. An estimated 30 Texans escaped execution.
1860 - The corkscrew was patented by M.L. Byrn.
1866 - Democrat-U.S. President Andrew Johnson vetoed the civil rights bill, which later became the 14th amendment.
1912 - The first cherry blossom trees were planted in Washington, DC. The trees were a gift from Japan.
1933 - About 55,000 people staged a protest against Hitler in New York City.
1941 - Tokeo Yoshikawa arrived in Oahu, HI, and began spying for Japan on the U.S. Fleet at Pearl Harbor.
1998 - In the U.S., the FDA approved the prescription drug Viagra. It was the first pill for male impotence.
2004 - NASA successfully launched an unpiloted X-43A jet that hit Mach 7 (about 5,000 mph).
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