In 1956 Johnny Cash is jailed for possession of 1,163 pills at the Mexican border. He is released the next day. In 1962 Bob Dylan plays a showcase concert at New York's Carnegie Chapter Hall, attracting an audience of 53 people. In 1963 Nat King Cole appears on TV's "Jack Paar Show." In 1964 Louis Armstrong performs "Hello Dolly" on the "Ed Sullivan Show." In 1966 "Sunny" by Bobby Hebb is certified gold. In 1969 "Suite: Judy Blue Eyes" by Crosby, Stills & Nash enters the U.S. top 40 chart. In 1970 Janis Joplin, 27, is found dead in her Hollywood hotel room of an apparent heroin overdose. In 1973 At a Stephen Stills & Manassas show in San Francisco, Graham Nash and David Crosby walk on stage, and then later are joined by Neil Young for a 50-minute set. It's the first time Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young perform together in two years. In 1975 "Nights On Broadway" by the Bee Gees enters the U.S. top 40 chart. I...

In 1648 Peter Stuyvesant establishes America's first volunteer fire department. In 1777 During the Revolutionary War, George Washington's troops launch an assault on the British at Germantown, PA. The British take Philadelphia and occupy it for a year. In 1824 Mexico becomes a republic. In 1887 The first issue of the International Herald Tribune is published as the Paris Herald Tribune. In 1895 The first U.S. Open golf tournament is held, at the Newport Country Club in Rhode Island. In 1931 Chester Gould's "Dick Tracy" comic strip debuts. In 1940 Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolini conferred at Brenner Pass in the Alps, where the Nazi leader sought Italy's help in fighting the British. In 1957 "Leave It to Beaver" debuts on CBS-TV. In 1957 The Space Age begins when the Soviet Union launches Sputnik, the first manmade satellite into orbit. In 1958 The first trans-Atlantic passenger jet service begins with flights by British Overseas Airways from London ...

In 1289 Louis X (the Stubborn), king of France (1314-16) In 1626 Richard Cromwell, lord protector of England (1658-59) In 1810 Eliza McCardle Johnson, wife of U.S. President Andrew Johnson In 1822 Rutherford B. Hayes, 19th U.S. president (1877-1881) In 1822 Writer, Damon Runyon In 1860 Illustrator, Sidney Paget (Sherlock Holmes adventures) In 1862 Children's author, Edward L. Stratemeyer (Hardy Boys, Nancy Drew) In 1884 American newspaperman/author, Damon Runyan (Guys and Dolls) In 1890 Olympic athlete/rower, John Kelly (Grace Kelly's father) In 1895 Actor, Buster Keaton (The Great Stone Face) In 1900 Actor, Robert Shayne (Inspector Henderson-Superman) [d: 11-29-92] In 1914 Writer/critic, Brendan Gill (New Yorker magazine) [d: 12-27-97] In 1916 Actor/comedian, Jan Murray (Treasure Hunt) [d: 7-2-06] In 1922 Malcolm Baldrige, U.S. Secretary of Commerce (1981-87) [d: 7-25-87] In 1924 Actor, Charlton Heston (Ten Commandments, Planet of the Apes) [d: 4-5-08] In 1926 Basketball playe...

In 1945 Elvis Presley, at age 10, appears in a talent show at the Mississippi-Alabama Dairy Show. He sang "Old Sheep" and won a five dollar second prize. In 1960 "Stay" by Maurice Williams & The Zodiacs enters the U.S. top 40 chart. In 1964 The Beatles' performance at the Granville Theatre in London is recorded for the U.S. TV show "Shindig." In 1964 "Baby Love" by the Supremes enters the U.S. top 40 chart. In 1965 Manfred Mann is the first western rock band to perform behind the iron curtain. In 1965 Tom Jones performs on CBS-TV's "Ed Sullivan Show." In 1967 Jefferson Airplane performs on NBC-TV's "The Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson." In 1967 Folk singer/songwriter Woody Guthrie dies in New York at the age of 55 from Huntington's disease. In 1970 Former Cream bassist Jack Bruce joins ex-Miles Davis sidemen John McLaughlin, Larry Young and Tony Williams to form one of the first jazz-rock fusion groups,...

In 1226 St. Francis of Assisi, founder of the Franciscan order, dies. In 1863 President Abraham Lincoln designates the last Thursday in November as Thanksgiving. In 1913 Federal Income Tax is signed into law (at 1%). In 1922 Rebecca L. Felton of Georgia becomes the first woman to be seated in the U.S. Senate. Felton, a Democrat, was appointed to serve out the remaining term of Thomas E. Watson. In 1929 The Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes formally changes its name to Yugoslavia. In 1941 Adolf Hitler declares in a speech in Berlin that Russia had been "broken" and would "never rise again." In 1942 President Franklin D. Roosevelt establishes the Office of Economic Stabilization and authorized controls on farm prices, rents, wages and salaries. In 1944 During World War II, U.S. troops crack the Siegfried Line north of Aachen, Germany. In 1950 Ethel Waters plays the first black lead on television in "Beulah." In 1952 The first magnetic video tape recordin...

In 1800 American historian, George Bancroft In 1803 Inventor, John Gorrie (cold-air process of refrigeration) In 1804 Townsend Harris, first Western consulate to reside in Japan In 1814 Russian poet, Mikhail Lermontov In 1844 British surgeon, Patrick Manson (tropical medicine) In 1854 Scientist, William Gorgas (fought malaria with mosquito control) In 1859 Scientist, Dr. William Crawford Gorgas (studied yellow fever) In 1867 French painter/illustrator, Pierre Bonnard In 1872 Baseball Hall-of-Famer, Fred Clifford Clarke In 1880 Swedish actor, Warner Oland (Charlie Chan movies) In 1899 Actress, Gertrude Berg (Molly-The Goldbergs) In 1900 Cartoonist, Jay Irving (Draw Me A Laugh) [d: 6-5-70] In 1900 American novelist, Thomas Wolfe (Look Homeward Angel) [d: 9-15-38] In 1911 Actor, Michael Hordern (Friar Domingo-Shogun) [d: 5-2-95] In 1916 Author/veterinarian, James Herriot (All Creatures) [d: 2-23-95] In 1924 Cartoonist, Harvey Kurtzman (MAD Magazine co-founder) [d: 2-21-93] In 1925 Writer,...