Born On This Day...
In 1796 Inventor, Walter Hunt (fountain pen, safety pin, coal stove) In 1805 Historian/writer, Alexis de Tocqueville (Democracy In America) In 1861 Alica Hathaway Lee Roosevelt, first wife of Theodore Roosevelt In 1869 American novelist, Booth Tarkington (17, Magnificent Ambersons) In 1883 Italian dictator, Benito Mussolini (Fascist leader) In 1887 Football Hall-of-Famer, Tim Mara (founded Giants) In 1892 Actor, William Powell (The Thin Man) In 1893 Finnish Composer, Arre Merikanto (12-tone music notation engineer) In 1898 Physicist, Isidor Isaac "I.I." Rabi (atom explorer) (Nobel, 1944) In 1900 Bandleader, Don Redman (pioneered large orchestras) [d: 11-30-64] In 1905 Silent screen actress, Clara Bow (Saturday Night Kid) [d: 9-27-65] In 1905 UN Secretary-General, Dag Hammarskjold (1953-61) [d: 9-18-61] In 1906 Actress, Thelma Todd (Dangerous Female) [d: 12-16-35] In 1907 Attorney/author, Melvin Belli [d: 7-9-96] In 1913 Actor, Stephen...