BIRTHDAYS:
1888, Ernst Heinrich Heinkel, built first rocket-powered aircraft

1917, Ernest Borgnine, actor

1918, Oral Roberts, evangelist

1941, Neil Diamond, singer

1946, Barry Bostwick, actor

1949, John Belushi, actor, comedian


EVENTS:
1848, James Marshall finds gold in Sutter's Mill in Coloma.

1899, The rubber heel is patented by Humphrey O'Sullivan.

1922, Eskimo Pie invented in Iowa by Christian K. Nelson.

1935, First beer in cans is sold.

1982, San Francisco 49'ers win their first Super Bowl (Score: 26 to 21).

1986, Voyager II flies past Uranus.

A CEO once said at his retirement dinner to a group of young executives. He said, "I know you want my job, and I'll tell you how to get it. Last week my daughter was married, and as she walked down the aisle, I realized I did not know the name of her best friend, or the last book she read, or her favorite color. That's the price I paid for this job. If you want to pay that price, you can have it."
- Marc Gellman & Tom Hartman