BIRTHDAYS:
1913, Carl Malden, actor.

1923, Marcel Marceau, A mime is a terrible thing to waste!

1930, Stephen Sodheim, Composer, Lyricist.

1948, Andrew Lloyd Webber, Composer, producer.


EVENTS:
1733, Joseph Priestly (father of soda pop) invents carbonated water.

1945, The Slinky is invented.

1957, Earthquake gives San Francisco the shakes.

1962, President John F. Kennedy visits San Francisco.

1968, President Johnson's daugher, ordered off of cable car, because she was eating an ice cream cone, where no food was allowed.

1978, Robert Frost Plaza at California Drumm & Market is dedicated.

1981, First class postage is raised from 15 cents to 18 cents.

1990, New Kids On The Block & Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles doll sales exceed 1.8 Billion dollars.

You just can't beat the person who never gives up.
- Babe Ruth