- 1565: The oldest city in the U.S., St. Augustine, Fla., was
                  established.
                - 1609: Henry Hudson, an English navigator, discovered and explored
                  Delaware Bay for the Netherlands.
                - 1619: Ferdinand II was elected Holy Roman Emperor. During his reign
                  the Thirty Years War started as a result of his attempts to
                  eradicate Protestantism.
                - 1830: The first locomotive built in the U.S., the "Tom Thumb," ran
                  from Baltimore to Ellicotts Mill.
                - 1837: Pharmacists John Lea and William Perrins began manufacturing
                  Worcester Sauce.
                - 1849: Venice under Daniele Manin finally surrendered to the
                  Austrians under Radetsky, the city having been under siege since
                  July 20 after proclaiming independence against Austrian rule.
                - 1850: Richard Wagner's opera "Lohengrin" premiered at Weimar,
                  Germany, under the direction of Franz Liszt.
                - 1867: The U.S. annexed the Midway Islands.
                - 1914: In World War I the battle of Heligoland Bight took place
                  between British and German ships in the North Sea. The Germans lost
                  four ships and 1,000 sailors; British casualties were 33 killed.
                - 1917: Ten suffragists picketing the White House were arrested.
                - 1922: The first ever radio advertisement, a 10-minute property
                  commercial by Queensboro Realty Corp., was broadcast by station
                  WEAF in New York.
                - 1943: In World War II in Denmark, a universal strike was declared
                  against the Nazi occupiers.
                - 1944: In World War II, the last German troops in Marseille
                  surrendered and Toulon was finally cleared of German troops.
                - 1963: Dr Martin Luther King delivered his "I have a dream" speech
                  to 200,000 civil rights demonstrators who had marched on Washington.
                - 1990: Iraq declared occupied Kuwait the 19th province of Iraq.

                *Happy Birthday*
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                - Janet Evans, 27, swimmer, gold medalist at 1988 and 1992 Olympics
                - Ben Gazzara, 68, actor, "Anatomy of a Murder"
                - Scott Hamilton, 40, figure skater, 4-time world champion
                - Vonda McIntyre, 50, sci-fi writer, "Star Trek" II, III, IV
                - Noriyuki 'Pat' Morita, 66, actor, "Karate Kid" movies
                - Donald O'Connor, 73, actor/dancer, "Francis the Talking Mule"
                - Jason Priestley, 29, actor, "Beverly Hills 90210"
                - LeAnn Rimes, 16, country singer
                - Rick Rossovich, 41, actor "Roxanne," "ER"
                - Peggy Ryan, 74, actress/dancer
                - Emma Samms, 38, actress, "Dynasty"
                - David Soul, 55, actor, "Starsky & Hutch"
                - Daniel Stern, 41, actor, "City Slickers" I & II, "Home Alone"