BIRTHDAYS:
1753, Jean-Pierre-Francois Blanchard, first balloon flights in England, US

1804, Nathaniel Hawthorne

1826, Stephen Foster, American composer, "Oh, Susanna"

1872, Calvin Coolidge, 30th President (1923 - 1929)

1878, George M. Cohan, "Yankee Doodle Dandy"

1883, Rube Goldberg, made the easy outrageously difficult

1900, Louis Armstrong, "Satchmo"

1920, Sisters Ann Landers and Abigail Van Buren, advice givers

1924, Eva Marie Saint, actress

1927, Neil Simon, director, producer

1928, Gina Lolabrigida, actress

1943, Geraldo Rivera, talk show host

1946, Sylvester Stallone, actor

1966, George Steinbrenner, owner of "The Yankees"


EVENTS:
1054, Brightest known super-nova starts shining, for 23 days.

1776, The Continental Congress adopted the Declaration of Independence.

1845, Thoreau moves into his shack on Walden Pond.

1863, Boise, Idaho founded (now capital of Idaho.)

1865, William Booth founded the Salvation Army in London.

1873, Aquarium opens in Woodward Gardens.

1876, First public exhibiton of electric light in San Francisco.

1894, Elwood Haynes successfully tests one of the first US autos.

1903, Pacific Cable (San Francisco, Hawaii, Guam, Phillipines) opens. President Roosevelt sends message to the Phillipines, then a message around the World in 12 minutes, almost as fast as the internet.

1933, Work begins on the Oakland Bay Bridge.

1946, The bikini made its debut during an outdoor fashion show at the Molitor Pool in Paris.

Each time you are honest and conduct yourself with honesty, a success force will drive you toward greater success. Each time you lie, even with a little white lie, there are strong forces pushing you toward failure.
- Joseph Sugarman