BIRTHDAYS:
1931, Angie Dickinson, actress

1935, Johnny Mathis, singer

1954, Barry Williams, actor

1957, Fran Drescher, actress

1980, Martina Hingis, tennis player

1981, Dominique Moceanu, gymnast olympic gold medalist 1996

1982, Lacey Chabert, actress


EVENTS:
1777, The US Congress, forced to flee in the face of advancing British forces, moved to York, Pennsylvania

1846, Dentist William Morton used ether as an anesthetic for the first time on a patient in his Boston office.

1927, Babe Ruth hit his 60th homer of the season to break his own major-league record.

1954, The first atomic-powered vessel, the submarine Nautilus, was commissioned by the Navy.

1955, Actor James Dean was killed in a two-car collision near Cholame, California.

1962, Black student James Meredith succeeded on his fourth try in registering for classes at the University of Mississippi.

There is no future in any job. The future lies in the man who holds the job.
- George Crane