Andy Griffith 1926 - Actor
- 1533 - Anne Boleyn, Henry VIII’s new queen, was crowned.
- 1869 - Thomas Edison received a patent for his electric voting machine.
- 1877 - U.S. troops were authorized to pursue bandits into Mexico.
- 1915 - Germany conducted the first zeppelin air raid over England.
- 1938 - Baseball helmets were worn for the first time.
- 1944 - Siesta was abolished by the government of Mexico.
- 1979 - In the U.S., the government-controlled ceiling on oil prices ends. The control was phased out over 28 months.
- 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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