Symore Hersh 1937 - Investigative reporter
- 1513 - Explorer Juan Ponce de Leon claimed Florida for Spain.
- 1873 - Alfred Paraf patented the first successful oleomargarine.
- 1913 - The Seventeenth amendment was ratified, requiring direct election of senators.
- 1952 - U.S. President Truman seized steel mills to prevent a nationwide strike.
- 1986 - Clint Eastwood was elected mayor of Carmel, CA.
- 2002 - Ed McMahon filed a $20 million lawsuit against his insurance company, two insurance adjusters, and several environmental cleanup contractors. The suit alleged breach of contract, negligence and intentional infliction of emotional distress concerning a toxic mold that had spread through McMahon's Beverly Hills home.
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