Daniel Chester French 1850 - Sculptor, created Minute Man statue in Concord, MA, Abraham Lincoln seated in the Lincoln Memorial, Washington, DC, Adolf Hitler 1889 - German leader during World War II, Lionel Hampton 1908 - Singer, songwriter, jazz musician, bandleader
George Takei 1937 - Actor ("Star Trek", "Star Trek" movie series), Clint Howard 1959 - Actor ("Backdraft", "Cocoon"), Carmen Electra 1972 - Actress ("Baywatch"), singer/rapper
1534 - Jacques Cartier, a French explorer, set sail from St. Malo to explore the North American coastline.
1769 - Ottawa Chief Pontiac was murdered by an Illinois Indian in Cahokia.
1902 - Scientists Marie and Pierre Curie isolated the radioactive element radium.
1912 - Fenway Park opened as the home of the Boston Red Sox.
1916 - Chicago's Wrigley Field held its first Cubs game with the first National League game at the ballpark. The Cubs beat the Cincinnati Reds 7-6 in 11 innings.
1942 - Pierre Laval, the premier of Vichy France, in a radio broadcast, establishes a policy of "true reconciliation with Germany."
1971 - The U.S. Supreme Court upheld the use of busing to achieve racial desegregation in schools.
1988 - The U.S. Air Forces' Stealth (B-2 bomber) was officially unveiled.
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