In 1952 "I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus" by Jimmy Boyd was #1 on the charts. In 1959 "Teen Angel" by Mark Dinning entered the U.S. top 40 charts. In 1960 Elvis Presley's 6th movie, "Flaming Star," opened in theaters. In 1961 The Beatles recorded "Sweet Georgia Brown" and "Ready Teddy." In 1964 The Temptations' single "My Girl" was released. In 1964 Rolling Stones drummer Charlie Watt's children's book, "Ode To A Flying Bird," is a tribute to late jazz great Charlie Parker. In 1966 "Good Vibrations" by the Beach Boys was certified gold. In 1968 The Beatles appeared on the cover of Rolling Stone magazine. In 1968 "Ramblin' Gamblin' Man" by the Bob Seger System and "I Started A Joke" by the Bee Gees entered the U.S. top 40 charts. In 1968 "The Beggar's Banquet" by the Rolling Stones entered the U.S. albums chart. In 1968 Crosby, Stills & Nash perfo

In 1620 The Pilgrims aboard the Mayflower went ashore for the first time at Plymouth, Massachusetts. In 1790 Samuel Slater opened the first U.S. textile factory in Rhode Island. In 1891 Basketball is believed to have been played for the first time at Springfield College in Massachusetts. In 1898 Scientists Pierre and Marie Curie discovered radium. In 1913 The first crossword puzzle was published in the Sunday supplement of the New York World. In 1914 The first feature-length silent film comedy, "Tillie's Punctured Romance," was released. In 1929 First group hospital insurance plan went into effect in Dallas, Texas. In 1933 Human blood serum was first prepared. In 1937 Walt Disney's "Snow White And The Seven Dwarfs," the first feature-length animated movie in Technicolor, premieres. In 1940 Author, F. Scott Fitzgerald dies in Hollywood at age 44. In 1942 The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that all states must recognize divorces granted in Nevada. In 1945 General Ge

In 1804 British prime minister Benjamin Disraeli (1874-80) In 1823 Scientist, Jean Henri Fabre (insect anatomy and behavior studies) In 1829 Teacher, Laura Bridgman (who was blind, deaf, and mute) In 1859 French poet, Gustave Kahn (free verse) In 1872 Children's author, Albert Payson Terhune In 1874 Juan Bautista Sacasa, president of Nicaragua (1932-36) In 1879 Russian dictator, Joseph Stalin (1922-53) In 1889 Scientist/geneticist, Sewall Wright (population genetics) In 1890 Geneticist, Hermann Joseph Mueller (artificially induced mutations) In 1891 U.S. Speaker of the House, John W. McCormack (1962-70) In 1892 Golf Hall-of-Famer, Walter C. Hagen In 1904 Engineer, Francis Bacon (hydrogen-oxygen fuel cells) [d: 5-24-92] In 1905 Author, Anthony Powell (March Of Time) [d: 3-28-00] In 1908 Sylvester "Pat" Weaver (created Today & Tonight Shows) [d: 3-15-02] In 1911 Baseball Hall-of-Famer, Josh Gibson (over 800 home runs) [d: 1-20-47] In 1917 German writer, Heinrich Boll (G

British strongman John Evans may be 74-years-old, but that hasn't kept him out of the record books. He holds dozens of Guinness World Records for balancing objects on his head, including 13 kegs of beer, two girls on bikes, and 300 loaves of bread. Well, this year got into the Christmas spirit and got another one by balancing a chimney - complete with smoke - on his head while dressed as Santa! The stunt took place on ITV's This Morning, and Evans said he used discarded pieces from demolished buildings to build the chimney for his balancing act. He tossed a pair of smoke grenades into the 8-foot chute to give the effect of a functioning chimney during his balancing act. He also hopes to set his 100th Guinness record on his 75th birthday in March. He said, "I'm having a big 5-foot crown, 5-foot-across and 5-foot-tall, and for my 75th birthday and my 100th World Record. I'm going to balance this 5-foot crown on my head. I know I can do it, and I'll bring it alive

Do you know the Buick GNX? It isn't just a quick quarter-mile muscle car; it's also a quarter-million-dollar muscle car. A rare 1987 coupe was sold last week on eBay for $249,999, marking the second-highest price paid for the quickly-appreciating classic and an eBay record. Several have gone for over $200,000 this year, including one with 759 miles on the odometer that went for $236,000 and another with 8.7 miles that were auctioned at the Barrett-Jackson Las Vegas event in June a record $275,000. The eBay car was number 372 of the 547 built during the GNX's single model year and has been driven just 426 miles since. The seller, avid American muscle car collector Anthony Saia, told Fox News Autos he only put four of those miles on it during the seven years since he bought it from the original owner as an investment. The GNX name is short for Grand National Experimental. The car is powered by a turbocharged 3.8-liter V6 with over 300 hp and was produced through a collaborati

Little pro tip here. If you're going to pose as your brother to evade the police, make sure that he's not wanted to! In Singapore, 40-year-old Jason Chia Junjie was wanted to involve two unrelated fatal traffic accidents in 2008 and 2014. He was caught speeding even though his driver's license had been suspended. Junjie claimed to be his younger brother when talking with officers to get himself off the hook. But in an unexpected twist, it turns out his brother was also wanted by the authorities at the time, and so Junjie was arrested anyway. He was later sentenced to nine weeks' jail and fined $5,000. He was also banned from driving all classes of vehicles for 20 years. Details about his brother's case were not disclosed in court documents. (The Singapore Straits Times)

In Fairfax, Virginia, police arrested 47-year-old Jonah Smith after he apparently tried to rob a residence. The homeowners told investigators that a man they did not know entered their home, displayed a knife, and lunged at one of them. Smith didn't realize that the homeowner was armed with a gun. The homeowner shot one round into the living room floor as a warning and then held the guy at gunpoint until police arrived. The officers arrested Smith, and no injuries were reported. He was charged with burglary with a weapon and attempted malicious wounding and is being held without bond. (Patch)

A football fan from North Carolina broke a Guinness World Record by attending home games for all 32 NFL teams in 74 days. On Thursday, Ryan Bailey, 33, attended the Minnesota Vikings' 36-28 win over the Pittsburgh Steelers at U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis, completing his quest to attend home games for all 32 NFL teams. His new world record is to visit all NFL stadiums for the fastest time. However, he took the project a step further by attending MetLife Stadium twice for New York Jets and New York Giants home games and SoFi Stadium for the Los Angeles Chargers and the Los Angeles Rams. Bailey said completing the project meant finding Sunday night and Monday night games in cities close enough to make traveling feasible. He noted, "There's not much flexibility, so Thursday and Monday are the anchors of the schedule. Then you kind of fill in other games on Sundays. I tried to pair a Sunday game geographically close to the Monday game." (UPI)

A British woman will spend Christmas behind bars after a racially charged attack on a nightclub bouncer. Widely shared video footage showed 25-year-old Sharna Walker of Worcester being kicked out of The Figure of Eight bar in Birmingham, England, back on May 22. West Midlands Police said she upended furniture before kicking a glass door, which shattered. , she was also seen pushing and spitting at doorman Tristan Price, who hurled racist language at least 10 times, according to police, who said she also used an offensive term for disabled people to refer to Price and his colleagues. District Judge John Bristow's take was: "This truly shocking language has no place in the UK, and any right-thinking member of the community would be utterly repelled by it." He sentenced Walker to serve 14 weeks in jail and pay the equivalent of $662 in compensation to Price. Walker reportedly burst into tears as guards applied handcuffs to her wrists and took her away. (BBC)

Some are blaming a misplaced decimal point. CNBC blames a "fat-finger" error. However, the asking price for a recently sold NFT came to be, it wasn't the seller's intention, and now he's out hundreds of thousands of dollars because of it. It seems a member of the Bored Ape Yacht Club site-an an elite portal where the cheapest nonfungible token usually goes for more than $200,000-attempted, to list his own entry for 75 ether in cryptocurrency, or about $300,000. The problem for seller "Max"-who describes himself as a "solo-traveler, bored ape, marketing agency owner & NFT investor" is that he listed the NFT for sale at 0.75 ether, or about $3,000. And it was quickly snatched up, likely by one of the bots that often lurk online waiting to exploit just such a situation. NFTs from the Bored Ape collection are mainly coveted, with celebrities like Jimmy Fallon and Steph Curry owning samples. Max blames his blunder on a "lapse of concentrati

The White House is bracing for an omicron surge based on new stats out of South Africa. Senior official says, "Everything points to a large wave. It will be fast. It won't be as severe, but regrettably, there will be plenty of hospitalizations." Even a slight uptick in the latter is terrible news for overwhelmed hospitals. A major study out of South Africa suggests that Pfizer's two-dose regimen offers only 33% protection against omicron, significantly lower than other variants, though the shots offered 70% protection against hospitalization. Better news: Pfizer said Tuesday that its COVID pill, still under review, appears to dramatically reduce hospitalizations and deaths among those especially vulnerable to the virus. Both rates were cut by 90% among people who took the pill within a few days of the onset of symptoms. US regulators are still considering the drug and another by Merck. Incidentally, Britain just recorded its first confirmed death from the omicron vari

In 1944 A plane carrying bandleader Glenn Miller, a U.S. Army major, disappears in thick fog over the English Channel. In 1959 The Everly Brothers recorded "Let It Be Me." In 1964 The "Beatles '65" album, which contained "I Feel Fine," "I'm A Loser," and "Rock & Roll Music," was released in the U.S. In 1967 The Beatles' album "Magical Mystery Tour" was certified gold a week before it even had the chance to make the charts in America. In 1968 Grace Slick, performing with Jefferson Airplane on the "Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour," appears in blackface and raises a black-leather glove in the black power salute after "Crown of Creation." In 1969 John Lennon & Yoko Ono's Plastic Ono Band played at London's Lyceum Ballroom in Britain, going to UNICEF. The show, titled "Peace For Christmas," also included George Harrison, Eric Clapton, Delaney & Bonnie, Keith Moon, and Bill

In 1612 Simon Marius, namer of Jupiter's 4 inner satellites, was the first to observe the Andromeda galaxy through a telescope. In 1791 The first ten amendments to the U.S. Constitution -- The Bill of Rights -- went into effect after ratification by Virginia. In 1836 The patent office burned in Washington, DC. In 1854 The first mechanical street cleaning machine appeared. In 1859 G.R. Kirchoff described the chemical composition of the sun. In 1877 Thomas Edison patented the phonograph. In 1890 Sioux Indian Chief Sitting Bull and 11 others were killed in Grand River, South Dakota, during a fracas with Indian police working for the U.S. government. In 1916 The French defeated the Germans in the World War I Battle of Verdun. In 1922 The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) was formed. In 1938 Groundbreaking ceremonies for the Jefferson Memorial took place in Washington, DC, presided over by President Franklin D. Roosevelt. In 1939 The movie "Gone With The Wind," starring V

In 37 Roman emperor, Nero (54-68) In 1812 Journalist, Joseph Moses Levy (founded London's Daily Telegraph) In 1832 French engineer, Alexandre-Gustave Eiffel (Eiffel Tower) In 1852 Physicist, Antoine-Henri Becquerel (discovered radioactivity) In 1859 Linguist/author, Dr. Ludwik Zamenhof (Esperanto) In 1861 Automaker, Charles Edgar Duryea (who invented the first U.S. auto) In 1881 Actor, James Schneider (Keystone Kops) In 1891 Country singer, Alvin Pleasant "A.P." Carter (The Carter Family) In 1892 Business tycoon, J. Paul Getty (founded an oil empire) In 1896 Novelist, Betty Smith (A Tree Grows In Brooklyn) In 1906 Producer/playwright, Kermit Bloomgarden (Music Man) [d: 9-2-76] In 1911 Cartoonist, Dr. Nicholas Dallis (Rex Morgan MD) [d: 7-6-91] In 1916 Pianist, Buddy Cole (Buddy Cole Trio) [d: 11-5-64] In 1918 Actor, Jeff Chandler (Return to Peyton Place) [d: 6-17-61] In 1922 Disc jockey, Alan Freed (coined term "Rock & Roll") [d: 1-20-65] In 1926 Country sin

In 1959 "Heartaches By The Number" by Guy Mitchell hit #1 on the U.S. top 40 chart and stayed there for 2 weeks. In 1963 Dinah Washington, 39, died of an overdose of sleeping pills. In 1963 "Louie, Louie" by The Kingsmen peaks at #2 on the U.S. top 40 chart and stays there for six weeks. In 1964 Michael Brown of The Left Banke met Rene Fladen, who inspired him to write "Walk Away Rene" and "Pretty Ballerina." In 1965 Frank Sinatra was featured on the cover of Look magazine. In 1966 Chad & Jermey did a 2-part episode of ABC-TV's "Batman." In 1967 The Beatles' "Magical Mystery Tour" was featured on the cover of Rolling Stone magazine. In 1968 "Crimson & Clover" by Tommy James & the Shondells entered the U.S. top 40 charts. In 1968 "I Heard It Through The Grapevine" by Marvin Gaye hits #1 on the U.S. top 40 chart and stayed there for 7 weeks. In 1968 Iron Butterfly's "In-A-Gadda-Da

In 1799 George Washington, the first U.S. president, died at age 67, nearly three years after leaving office. In 1819 Alabama became the 22nd U.S. state. In 1861 Prince Albert, the husband of Queen Victoria died in London. In 1911 Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen became the first man to reach the South Pole, beating out an expedition led by Robert F. Scott. In 1927 Iraq gained independence from Britain, but British troops remained. In 1939 The Soviet Union was dropped from the League of Nations. In 1939 Baltimore's landmark Rennert Hotel, famed for its restaurant's Maryland cuisine, closes its doors, citing financial difficulties. In 1945 Josef Kramer, known as the "Beast of Belsen," and ten others were hanged in Hameln for crimes committed at the Belsen and Auschwitz concentration camps. In 1946 The U.N. General Assembly voted to establish U.N. headquarters in New York City. In 1962 The U.S. space probe Mariner II approached Venus, transmitting information about the

In 1503 French physician/astrologer, Nostradamus In 1546 Astronomer, Tycho Brahe In 1739 French economist, Pierre Samuel du Pont In 1894 Actor, Theo Goetz (Papa Bauer-The Guiding Light) In 1895 King George VI of England (1936-52) (father of Elizabeth II) In 1896 American aviator, James H. Doolittle (led 1st bombing raid on Japan) In 1897 Margaret Chase Smith, the first woman elected to both houses of Congress In 1898 Actress, Lillian Randolph (Madame Queen-Amos 'n Andy, Roots) In 1908 Actor, Morey Amsterdam (Buddy-Dick Van Dyke Show) [d: 10-28-96] In 1908 Actor, Laurence Naismith (Diamonds Are Forever) [d: 6-5-92] In 1909 American biochemist, Edward L. Tatum (Nobel-1958) [d: 11-5-75] In 1910 Singer/saxophonist, Budd Johnson [d: 10-20-84] In 1911 Orchestra leader/novelty singer Spike Jones [d: 5-1-65] In 1922 TV producer, Don Hewitt (60 Minutes) [d: 8-19-09] In 1923 Actor, Sully Boyar (Dog Day Afternoon, Car Wash) [d: 3-23-01] In 1932 Actor/director, George Furth (Blazing Saddles) [

In 1561 English statesman, Sir Edwin Sandys (founded Virginia Colony) In 1594 King Gustavus II Adolphus of Sweden (1611-32) In 1608 English poet, John Milton (Paradise Lost) In 1848 Writer, Joel Chandler Harris (Uncle Remus stories) In 1886 Businessman, Clarence Birdseye (frozen vegetables) In 1897 Actress, Hermione Gingold (Gigi, The Music Man, Munster Go Home!) In 1898 Circus clown/comedian, Emmett Kelly (Weary Willie) In 1899 Children's author, Jean de Brunhoff (Babar the Elephant) In 1902 Actress, Margaret Hamilton (Wicked Witch of the West) [d: 5-16-85] In 1908 Actor, Robert R. Livingston ("Unmasked" Lone Ranger) [d: 3-7-88] In 1909 Actor, Douglas Fairbanks Jr. (Prisoner of Zenda) [d: 5-7-00] In 1911 Actor, Broderick Crawford (Chief-Highway Patrol) [d: 4-26-86] In 1912 Speaker of the House, Thomas P. "Tip" O'Neill [d: 1-5-94] In 1913 Actress, Frances Reid (Alice Horton-Days of Our Lives) [d: 2-3-10] In 1915 Soprano, Elizabeth Schwarzkopf (Der Rosenkaval

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In 1813 Ludwig von Beethoven's 7th Symphony in A premieres. In 1914 "Watch Your Step," the first musical revue to feature a score completely written by Irving Berlin, opens in New York. In 1941 Ray Eberle and the Modernaires team with the Glenn Miller Orchestra to record "Moonlight Cocktail." In 1956 "Singing The Blues" by Guy Mitchell hits #1 on the U.S. top 40 chart and stayed there for 9 weeks. In 1958 "Stagger Lee" by Lloyd Price enters the U.S. top 40 chart. In 1960 Fabian visits Elvis Presley at Graceland. In 1961 The Beach Boys' first single "Surfin'" is released. In 1962 "You Really Got A Hold On Me" by The Miracles enters the U.S. top 40 chart. In 1962 Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs play Carnegie Hall. In 1963 Frank Sinatra Jr. is kidnapped from Harrah's South Lodge in Lake Tahoe. After paying $240,000 in marked bills, police discovered that Sinatra, Jr. cooperated with his abductors in their plot. In

In 1776 During the American Revolution, George Washington's retreating army crosses the Delaware River from New Jersey to Pennsylvania. In 1831 White House designer James Hoban dies. In 1845 German astronomer M. Hencke discovers the 5th asteroid, Astra. In 1854 Pope Pius IX proclaims the dogma of the Immaculate Conception, which holds that Mary, the mother of Jesus, was free of Original Sin from the moment she was conceived. In 1863 A fire in Santiago, Chile, kills 2,000. In 1863 President Lincoln announces his plan for the Reconstruction of the South. In 1886 The American Federation of Labor (AFL) is formed by 26 craft unions at a convention in Columbus, Ohio. In 1931 Coaxial cable is patented. In 1940 The first NFL championship is broadcast on radio as the Chicago Bears beat the Washington Redskins, 73-0. In 1941 The U.S. enters World War II as it declares war on Japan, a day after the attack on Pearl Harbor. President Franklin Roosevelt called December 7, 1941 "a day which

In 1542 Queen Mary of Scots (1560-87) In 1626 Queen Christina of Sweden (1644-65) In 1730 Biochemist, Jan Ingenhousz (discovered photosynthesis) In 1765 Inventor, Eli Whitney (Cotton Gin) In 1790 Journalist, Richard Carlile (fought for the freedom of the press) In 1861 French painter/sculptor, Aristide Maillol In 1861 Industrialist, William Durant (founded Buick, Chevrolet and GM) In 1862 French playwright, Georges Feydeau In 1865 Scandinavian composer, Jean Sibelius In 1886 Mexican muralist/painter, Diego Rivera In 1894 Cartoonist, Elzie Crisler Segar (Popeye the Sailor Man) In 1894 American humorist/artist, James Thurber In 1897 Physician/novelist, Josephine Bell (detective novels) In 1899 Actor, John Qualen (The Grapes Of Wrath, The Searchers) In 1903 Designer, Adele Simpson (Neiman-Marcus Award, 1946) [d: 8-23-95] In 1907 Actor, Frank Faylen (Herbert-Dobie Gillis) [d: 8-2-85] In 1909 Pianist/songwriter, Cleo Brown [d: 4-15-95] In 1911 Actor, Lee J. Cobb (Virginian, Death of a Sales

In 1842 The New York Philharmonic gives it's first performance. In 1961 June Carter and Johnny Cash appeared in concert together for the first time in Dallas. In 1963 "The CBS Evening News with Walter Cronkite" features footage of Beatles fans at a concert. In 1963 "Surfin' Bird" by Trashmen enters the U.S. top 40 chart. In 1963 "Dominique" by the Singing Nun hits #1 on the U.S. top 40 chart and stayed there for 4 weeks. In 1964 Brian Wilson suffers a nervous breakdown on a plane from Los Angeles to Houston and eventually quits touring with the Beach Boys. In 1964 George Harrison changes his company's name from Mornyork to Harrisongs. In 1967 The Beatles' Apple Boutique opens at 94 Baker Street in London. In 1967 Otis Redding records "Sittin' On The Dock Of The Bay." In 1968 Eric Burden announces the breakup of "The Animals" to focus on his acting career. In 1968 Janis Joplin makes her last official appearance with B

In 1787 Delaware becomes the first state to ratify the constitution. In 1836 Martin Van Buren is elected the 8th U.S. president. In 1941 At 7:55am on a Sunday morning, Pearl Harbor is attacked by carrier based Japanese planes killing 2300. The following day in his war speech to Congress, President Franklin Roosevelt called it "a day which will live in infamy." In 1946 A fire at the Winecoff Hotel in Atlanta, Georgia, kills 119 people. In 1953 Israel's Prime Minister Ben-Gureon retires. In 1965 Pope Paul VI and Orthodox Patriarch Athenagoras I simultaneously lift the mutual excommunications that had led to the split of the two churches in 1054. In 1972 America's last manned moon mission to date, Apollo XVII, is launched. In 1972 Imelda Marcos, wife of Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos, is stabbed and seriously wounded. In 1973 The banana eating record was first set at 17 in two minutes. In 1979 Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin, Harvard's first woman professor dies. In

In 1598 Italian sculptor/painter, Gian Bernini In 1847 Scholar/journalist, Solomon Schechter (Hebrew Jewish Encyclopedia) In 1863 Businessman, Richard W. Sears (founded Sears Roebuck & Co.) In 1873 American author, Willa Cather (My Antonia) In 1878 Japanese poet, Akiko Yosano In 1888 Writer, Joyce Cary In 1904 Cartoon voicist, Clarence Nash (Donald Duck) [d: 2-20-85] In 1905 Astronomer, Gerard Kuiper (Uranus, Neptune moons) [d: 12-23-73] In 1910 Actor, Rod Cameron (City Detective, State Trooper) [d: 12-21-83] In 1912 Jazz singer, Louis Prima (That Old Black Magic) [d: 8-24-78] In 1915 Actor, Eli Wallach (Magnificent 7, The Good Bad & the Ugly) [d: 6-24-14] In 1918 Actress, Hurd Hatfield [d: 12-25-98] In 1923 Actor, Ted Knight (Ted-Mary Tyler Moore Show) [d: 8-26-86] In 1924 Composer/pianist, Bent Fabric (Alley Cat) [d: 7-28-20] In 1926 Businessman, Victor Kermit Kiam II (Remington) [d: 5-27-01] In 1928 Linguist, Noam Chomsky (transformational grammar) (93) In 1932 Actress, Elle

In 1822 At age 11, Franz Liszt makes his piano-playing debut in Vienna. In 1879 Gilbert & Sullivan's operetta, "H.M.S. Pinafore" opens. In 1940 Glenn Miller is informed by ASCAP that he couldn't use "Moonlight Serenade" as his band's theme song. He had to use "Slumber Song" instead, because of an ASCAP ban. In 1945 Burl Ives makes his concert debut at New York's Town Hall. In 1950 "Frosty The Snowman" by Gene Autry debuts on the U.S. chart. In 1954 Nashville music publisher Fred Rose dies. Rose wrote the Country standard "Blue Eyes Crying In The Rain." In 1956 The Leonard Bernstein musical "Candide," based on "Voltaire," opens on Broadway. In 1957 Sam Cooke, Buddy Holly & the Crickets, and the Rays make their national television debut on the "Ed Sullivan Show." In 1958 The Rodgers & Hammerstein musical "Flower Drum Song" opens on Broadway. In 1958 Neil Sedaka signs with

In 1824 The presidential election is turned over to the U.S. House of Representatives when a deadlock occurs. John Quincy Adams is declared the winner. In 1903 The first Christmas Club payment is made, to the Carlisle Trust Company Company in Carlisle, Pennsylvania. In 1913 The first drive-in gasoline station opens in Pittsburgh, PA. In 1918 Iceland becomes an independent state under the Danish crown. In 1919 Lady Astor is sworn in as the first female member of British Parliament. In 1929 Bingo is invented by Edwin S. Lowe. In 1934 Sergi M. Kirov, a collaborator of Josef Stalin, is assassinated at the Leningrad party headquarters. In 1939 Rudolph, the Red Nosed Reindeer makes his first appearance in a Montgomery Ward advertising brochure. In 1942 During World War II, nationwide gasoline rationing goes into effect in the United States. In 1943 President Franklin D. Roosevelt, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill and Soviet leader Josef Stalin conclude their Tehran conference during

In 1743 German chemist, Martin Klaproth (discovered uranium) In 1761 Madame Marie Tussaud (created wax museum) In 1872 General Electric president, Gerard Swope (1922-39, 1942-44) In 1886 Mystery writer, Rex Stout (Nero Wolf) In 1896 Songwriter, Ray Henderson (DeSylva, Brown & Henderson) In 1897 Actor, Cyril Ritchard (Captain Hook-Broadway's Peter Pan) In 1899 Robert Welch, founded the John Birch Society In 1910 English ballerina, Alicia Markova [d: 12-2-04] In 1911 Baseball Hall-of-Famer, Walter Alston (Dodgers) [d: 10-1-84] In 1912 Architect, Minoru Yamasaki (World Trade Center) [d: 2-6-86] In 1913 Actress/singer, Mary Martin (Peter Pan) [d: 11-3-90] In 1920 Actress/writer, Mary K. Wells (Edge of Night) [d: 8-14-00] In 1921 Actor, Ralph Manza (Jay Drury-Banacek, Bud-Newhart) [d: 1-31-00] In 1922 Actor, Paul Picerni (Agent Lee Hobson-The Untouchables) [d: 1-12-11] In 1923 Actor, Dick Shawn (Producers, Maid To Order, Angel) [d: 4-17-87] In 1923 Former CIA Director, Stansfield Tu