Brigham Young 1801, Andy Griffith 1926 - Actor, Norma Jeane Mortenson (Marilyn Monroe) 1926 - Actress
Pat Boone 1934 - Singer , Morgan Freeman 1937 - Actor, Cleavon Little 1939
1861 - The first skirmish of the U.S. Civil War took place at the Fairfax Court House, Virginia.
1877 - U.S. troops were authorized to pursue bandits into Mexico.
1892 - The General Electric Company (GE) began operations after the merging of the Edison General Electric and the Thomson-Houston Electric companies.
1938 - Baseball helmets were worn for the first time.
1958 - IBM ended its design of machines that contained electronic tubes.
1970 - Zimbabwe came into existence. It was formerly known as Rhodesia.
1980 - Cable News Network (CNN) made its debut as the first all-news station.
2009 - General Motors filed for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy. The filing made GM the largest U.S. industrial company to enter bankruptcy protection.
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