In 1735 Reverend, Robert Raikes (invented Sunday School) In 1742 Judge, James Wilson (signed Declaration of Independence) In 1755 Judge/Jurist, William IV Bradford (second U.S. attorney general) In 1849 Psychology pioneer, Ivan Pavlov (Nobel-1904) In 1867 Illustrator, Charles Dana Gibson (Gibson Girl) In 1869 Baseball Hall-of-Famer, Charles "Kid" Nichols In 1879 Feminist/nurse, Margaret Sanger (founded Planned Parenthood) In 1887 Physicist, Karl Taylor Compton (helped develop the atomic bomb) In 1899 Publisher, Norman Chandler (Los Angeles Times) In 1899 Film producer, Hal Wallis (Maltese Falcon, Barefoot in the Park) In 1908 Bandleader, Bernie Green (Arthur Godfrey) [d: 8-8-75] In 1914 Songwriter, Mae Boren Axton (co-wrote Heartbreak Hotel) [d: 4-9-97] In 1914 Actor, Clayton Moore, (The Lone Ranger) [d: 12-28-99] In 1915 Actor, Douglas Kennedy (Lost City Of Gold) [d: 8-19-73] In 1916 Baseball announcer, Jerry Doggett (Los Angeles Dodgers) [d: 7-7-97] In 1918 Actor, Jack Soma...

In 1949 Composer Richard Strauss dies at age 85. In 1951 "Because Of You" by Tony Bennett hits #1 on the charts and stayed there for 10 weeks. In 1956 Eddie Cochran signs a 1-year recording contract with Liberty. In 1956 Elvis Presley appears on the cover of TV Guide for the first time. In 1957 Bobby Helms makes his national TV debut on the "Ed Sullivan Show." In 1957 Jackie Wilson's first single "Reet Petit" is released. In 1962 "Monster Mash" by Bobby "Boris" Pickett enters the U.S. top 40 chart. In 1966 Dick Clark makes a guest appearance on ABC-TV's "Batman." In 1968 The Beatles' video "Hey Jude" airs on David Frost's UK TV show. In 1971 Elvis Presley receives the Bing Crosby award. Presley became only the sixth artist so honored, preceded by Crosby, Frank Sinatra, Duke Ellington, Ella Fitzgerald and Irving Berlin. In 1972 Neil Young and wife/actress Carrie Snodgrass become parents to their new so...

In 1565 The Spanish establish the first permanent European settlement in North America at present-day St. Augustine, Florida. In 1664 The Dutch surrender New Amsterdam to the English, who rename it New York. In 1858 Abraham Lincoln makes his famous speech about "when you can fool people." In 1883 Northern Pacific Railroad's last spike is driven at Independence Creek, Montana. In 1892 An early version of "The Pledge of Allegiance" appears in "The Youth's Companion." In 1900 A hurricane hits Galveston, Texas, killing 6000 people. In 1920 The first U.S. Air Mail service begins (New York to San Francisco). In 1921 Margaret Gorman of Washington, DC, is crowned the first Miss America in Atlantic City, New Jersey. In 1930 The comic strip "Blondie" makes its debut. In 1934 134 are killed in a fire aboard the liner Morro Castle off the New Jersey coast. In 1935 Senator Huey P. Long, the "Kingfish" of Louisiana politics, is shot and morta...

In 1157 King Richard I of England (1189-99) In 1573 Italian painter, Michelangelo da Caravaggio In 1841 Composer, Anton Dvorak In 1889 Senator, Robert A. Taft Sr. ("Mr. Republican") In 1896 Lyricist/songwriter, Howard Dietz In 1897 Country singer/guitarist, Jimmy Rodgers ("Father of Country Music") In 1900 Congressman, Claude D. Pepper (fought for elderly) [d: 5-30-89] In 1903 Country singer, Milton Brown (Music Brownies) [d: 4-18-36] In 1905 Actor, Henry Wilcoxon (F.I.S.T., The Bishop-Caddyshack) [d: 3-6-84] In 1907 Actor, Leon Askin (General Burkhalter-Hogan's Heros) [d: 6-3-05] In 1907 Actor, Gavin Muir (Hollister-Betty Hutton Show) [d: 5-24-72] In 1907 Actor, Sid Tomack (The Life Of Reily, My Firend Irma) [d: 11-12-62] In 1908 Cartoonist, Austin Eugene Briggs (Jungle Jim) [d: 10-10-73] In 1914 Actress, Hillary Brooke (My Little Margie) [d: 5-25-99] In 1922 Comedian/actor, Sid Caesar (Your Show of Shows) [d: 2-12-14] In 1922 Political activist, Lyndon Larouch...