BIRTHDAYS:
1794, Sylvester Graham, inventor of the Graham cracker

1810, P.T. Barnum, circus ringmaster, and not a "Sucker"

1923, Nancy Reagan, former First Lady

1927, Janet Leigh

1937, Shirley Knight, actress

1951, Huey Lewis, singer, songwriter, always in the "The News"

1972, Michael Bays


EVENTS:
1811, Venezuela gains independence from Spain.

1841, Thomas Cook opens first travel agency. They were first involved in organizing trips for groups opposed to alchololic beverages.

1865, William Booth founds the Salvation Army, in London, England.

1935, First "Hawaii Calls" radio program is broadcast.

1937, SPAM is introduced by Hormel Foods

1938, Herb Caen gets his first column in The San Francisco Chronicle.

1945, The bikini, makes it's debut at a fashion show in Paris.

The unknown is what it is. And to be frightened of it is what sends everybody scurrying around chasing dreams, illusions, wars, peace, love, hate, all that. Unknown is what it is. Accept that it's unknown and it's plain sailing.
- John Lennon (1940-1980)