Bill Cosby 1937 - Actor, comedian
- 1096 - Crusaders under Peter the Hermit reached Sofia, Bulgaria. There they met their Byzantine escort, which brought them safely the rest of the way to Constantinople. by August 1.
- 1862 - The U.S. Congress authorized the Medal of Honor.
- 1870 - The first rotary can opener with a cutting wheel was patented by William W. Lyman.
- 1933 - A minimum wage of 40 cents an hour was established in the U.S.
- 1954 - U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower proposed a highway modernization program, with costs to be shared by federal and state governments.
- 1960 - Manufacturing began for the Etch A Sketch®.
- 1982 - The last of the distinctive-looking Checker taxicabs rolled off the assembly line in Kalamazoo, MI.
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