Andy Griffith 1926 - Actor
- 1869 - Thomas Edison received a patent for his electric voting machine.
- 1944 - Siesta was abolished by the government of Mexico.
- 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.
- 1999 - Merrill Lynch chairman David Komansky announced that the firm would soon allow its customers to buy and sell stocks over the Internet.
- 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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