- 1680: Pueblo Indians drove out the Spanish and took Santa Fe, N.M.
                - 1841: John Hampton patented the venetian blind.
                - 1878: The American Bar Association was founded.
                - 1888: William Seward Burroughs patented the adding machine.
                - 1897: Oldsmobile began operation as a General Motors Corp. division.
                - 1904: Pianist/bandleader Count Basie was born in Red Bank, N.J.
                - 1911: Leonardo da Vinci's painting of the Mona Lisa was stolen from
                  the Louvre in Paris by an Italian waiter, Vicenzo Perruggia. It was
                  recovered in 1913.
                - 1944: U.S., British, Russian and Chinese representatives met at
                  Dumbarton Oaks near Washington to plan the formation of the United
                  Nations.
                - 1959: Hawaii was admitted as the 50th state.
                - 1963: Martial law was declared in South Vietnam following raids on
                  Buddhist pagodas and the arrest of hundreds of Buddhist monks.
                - 1965: The U.S. spacecraft Gemini 5 was launched from Cape Kennedy
                  with Gordon Cooper and Charles Conrad on board.
                - 1968: Marine James Anderson Jr. became the first black to be
                  awarded the Medal of Honor for his service in the Vietnam War.
                - 1983: Philippine opposition leader Benigno Aquino was assassinated
                  moments after stepping off the plane carrying him home from three
                  years in exile in the U.S.
                - 1990: British conservationist George Adamson, whose work was
                  featured in the film "Born Free," was murdered by bandits in Kenya.
                - 1991: Latvia declared its independence from the Soviet Union.

                *Happy Birthday*
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                - Kim Cattrall, 42, actress, "Police Academy," "Robin Cook's Invasion"
                - Wilt Chamberlain, 62, former NBA center
                - Amy Fisher, 24, a.k.a. the Long Island Lolita
                - Archie Griffin, 44, former NFL runningback, only college player to
                  win two Heisman Trophies (Ohio State)
                - Princess Margaret Rose, 68, Queen Elizabeth II's sister
                - Kenny Rogers, 60, actor/singer/roasted chicken entrepeneur
                - Chris Schenkel, 75, sportscaster
                - Peter Weir, 54, director, "Dead Poets Society," "Truman Show"
                - Clarence Williams III, 59, actor, "The Mod Squad"