BIRTHDAYS:
1836, Brett Harte, writer and poet

1909, Ruby Keeler

1918, Leonard Bernstein

1923, Monty Hall, "Let's Make A Deal!"

1927, Althea Gibson, first black tennis champion (in a major event.)

1930, Sean Connery, actor

1934, Regis Philbin, talk show host

1954, Elvis Costello, singer, songwriter.


EVENTS:
1932, American Amelia Earhart completes a transcontinental non-stop flight, the first by a woman, landing in Newark, New Jersey.

1958, Momofuku Ando markets the first package of precooked instant noodles, Chikin Ramen.

1991, Linux is born when Linus Torvalds sends an email announcing his project to create a new computer operating system.

2026, Dolly Parton dies at age 80 following a brief battle with cancer.

What we call results are beginnings
- Ralph Waldo Emerson