- 1719: Thomas Fleet of Boston published his mother-in-law's tales,
                       "Mother Goose's Melodies For Children."
                     - 1787: New Jersey became the third state to ratify the U.S.
                       Constitution.
                     - 1796: The first Sunday newspaper, the "Monitor," was published in
                       Baltimore.
                     - 1865: The 13th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, abolishing
                       slavery, was declared in effect.
                     - 1892: "The Nutcracker Suite," Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky's ballet,
                       premiered in St. Petersburg, Russia.
                     - 1920: The first U.S postage stamps printed without the words United
                       States or the initials U.S. were issued.
                     - 1936: Su-Lin, the first giant panda to come to the U.S. from China,
                       arrived in San Francisco. She was sold to the Brookfield Zoo for
                       $8,750.
                     - 1956: "To Tell the Truth" debuted on CBS-TV.
                     - 1961: Britain's EMI Records rejected the Beatles, although the
                       record company executives later changed their minds.
                     - 1964: "The Pink Panther" cartoon series premiered with the episode
                       titled "The Pink Phink."
                     - 1966: Dr. Seuss' "How the Grinch Stole Christmas" aired for the
                       first time on CBS.
                     - 1976: "Wonder Woman" debuted on ABC.
                     - 1987: Ivan F. Boesky was sentenced to three years in prison for
                       plotting Wall Street's biggest insider trading scandal.
                     - 1996: TV industry executives agreed to adopt a ratings system
                       similar to the one used for movies.

                     *Happy Birthday*
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                     - Gillian Armstrong, 48, film director, "Little Women"
                     - Tracy Byrd, 32, country singer
                     - Ossie Davis, 81, actor, "Do the Right Thing"
                     - Ray Liotta, 44, actor, "GoodFellas"
                     - Leonard Maltin, 48, film critic
                     - Brad Pitt, 35, actor
                     - Keith Richards, 55, guitarist, The Rolling Stones
                     - Steven Spielberg, 51, film producer/director
                     - Casper Van Dien, 30, actor, "Starship Troopers"
                     - Arantxa Sanchez Vicario, 27, tennis player, 1994 French and U.S.
                       Open champ