- 1412: According to tradition, Joan of Arc was born in Domremy.
                     - 1540: King Henry VIII of England married his fourth wife, Anne of
                       Cleves.
                     - 1681: The first recorded boxing match took place in England,
                       between the Duke of Albemarle's butler and his butcher.
                     - 1759: George Washington and Martha Dandridge Custis married.
                     - 1838: Samuel Morse publicly demonstrated his telegraph for the
                       first time in Morristown, N.J.
                     - 1912: New Mexico was admitted to the United States as the 47th
                       state.
                     - 1919: Theodore Roosevelt, the 26th president of the United States,
                       died in Oyster Bay, N.Y., at age 60.
                     - 1936: Barbara Hanley of Webbwood, Ont., became Canada's first
                       female mayor.
                     - 1941: President Franklin D. Roosevelt delivered his "Four Freedoms"
                       speech outlining four goals: freedom of speech and expression; the
                       freedom of every person to worship God in his own way; freedom from
                       want; and freedom from fear.
                     - 1942: The Pan American Airways "Pacific Clipper" arrived in New
                       York after making the first round-the-world trip by a commercial
                       airplane.
                     - 1950: Britain recognized the Communist government of China.
                     - 1957: Elvis Presley made his seventh and final appearance on the Ed
                       Sullivan Show on CBS.
                     - 1964: The Rolling Stones hit the road for the first time as the
                       headline band of their tour.
                     - 1967: "The Milton Berle Show" last aired on ABC.
                     - 1968: Dr. N. E. Shumway performed the first U.S. adult cardiac
                       transplant operation in California.
                     - 1971: Berkeley chemists announce the first synthetic production of
                       growth hormones.
                     - 1973: The five-minute animated lesson series "Schoolhouse Rock"
                       premiered on ABC with the Multiplication Rock series.
                     - 1975: "A.M. America," a forerunner of "Good Morning America,"
                       premiered on ABC; "Wheel Of Fortune" debuted on NBC.
                     - 1976: Ted Turner purchased the Atlanta Braves for a reported $12
                       million.
                     - 1987: Astronomers at the University of California saw the first
                       sight of the birth of a galaxy containing a billion stars.
                     - 1994: In Detroit, figure skater Nancy Kerrigan was attacked and
                       wounded in the knee by competitor Tonya Harding's bodyguard.
                     - 1995: Lenny Wilkins became the winningest coach in NBA history with
                       his 939th win: Atlanta Hawks 112, Washington Bullets 90.

                     *Happy Birthday*
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                     - Rowan Atkinson, 42, actor/comedian, "Bean"
                     - Paul Azinger, 38, golfer
                     - Syd Barrett, 52, singer/musician, Pink Floyd
                     - John Z. DeLorean, 73, auto manufacturer
                     - E. L. Doctorow, 67, novelist
                     - Bonnie Franklin, 54, actress, "One Day At A Time"
                     - Lou Holtz, 61, college football coach
                     - Howie Long, 38, former NFL tackle/actor/broadcaster
                     - Nancy Lopez-Knight, 41, golfer
                     - Anthony Minghella, 45, film director, "The English Patient"
                     - Gabrielle Reece, 28, model/volleyball player
                     - John Singleton, 31, film director, screenwriter, "Boyz in the Hood"
                     - Loretta Young, 85, actress