BIRTHDAYS:
1907, Barbara Stanwyck, actress.

1909, Ginger Rogers, Fred Aistaire's dancing partner


EVENTS:
1769, Father Serra founds Mission San Diego, first mission in California.

1790, Congress establishes the District of Columbia.

1849, Safety pin is invented.

1861, First major battle of the Civil War -- Bull Run.

1935, Oklahoma City becomes first in U.S. to use parking meters.

1945, First atomic blast, Trinity Site, Alamogordo, New Mexico.

1946, Attempt made to recall Mayor Lapham (first time in SF history.)

1969, Apollo 11, first manned ship to land on the moon, is launched, with astronauts Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, & Michael Collins.

1973, A major development in the Watergate scandal is announced.

It is not good enough to have a good mind. The main thing is to use it well.
- Rene Descartes