- 1791: The first law school in the U.S. was established at the
                       University of Pennsylvania. The Bill of Rights went into effect
                       following ratification by Virginia.
                     - 1792: The first life insurance policy was issued in the United
                       States in Philadelphia.
                     - 1877: The phonograph patent was filed by Thomas Edison.
                     - 1890: Sioux Indian Chief Sitting Bull and 11 other tribe members
                       were killed in Grand River, S.D., during a fracas with Indian
                       police.
                     - 1938: Groundbreaking ceremonies for the Jefferson Memorial took
                       place in Washington, D.C.
                     - 1939: The movie "Gone With the Wind" premiered in Atlanta.
                     - 1944: A single-engine plane carrying bandleader/Army Maj.
                       Glenn Miller disappeared in thick fog over the English Channel
                       while en route from Bedford, England, to Paris.
                     - 1948: A federal grand jury in New York indicted former State
                       Department official Alger Hiss on perjury charges.
                     - 1952: Christine Jorgenson became the first person to undergo a
                       sex-change operation.
                     - 1964: Canada's House of Commons approved dropping the Canadian "Red
                       Ensign" flag in favor of a new design, which featured a big red
                       maple leaf.
                     - 1966: Walt Disney died of lung cancer in Burbank, Calif., at the
                       age of 65.
                     - 1969: The Plastic Ono Band, led by John Lennon and Yoko Ono, played
                       their first and only concert at London's Lyceum Ballroom.
                     - 1973: The American Psychiatric Association reversed its
                       long-standing position and declared that homosexuality is not a
                       mental illness.
                     - 1973: The Pirates of Caribbean ride opened at Disneyland.
                     - 1982: Paul "Bear" Bryant, one of the winningest coaches in college
                       football history, announced his retirement as head football coach
                       at the University of Alabama. Bryant had 232 victories and only 46
                       losses while coaching the Crimson Tide.
                     - 1983: The last 80 U.S. combat soldiers in Grenada withdrew, just
                       more than seven weeks after the invasion of the Caribbean island.
                     - 1993: John Williams made his final appearance as the conductor of
                       the Boston Pops.

                     *Happy Birthday*
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                     - Dave Clark, 56, singer/drummer, Dave Clark Five
                     - Tim Conway, 65, actor/comedian
                     - Reginald Hudlin, 37, film director, "House Party"
                     - Don Johnson, 49, actor, "Nash Bridges," "Miami Vice"
                     - Garrett Wang, 30, actor, "Star Trek: Voyager"
                     - Alex Cox, 44, film director, "Repo Man"
                     - Helen Slater, 35, actress, "City Slickers"