- 1642: Astronomer Galileo Galilei died in Arcetri, Italy.
                     - 1815: U.S. forces led by Gen. Andrew Jackson defeated the British
                       in the Battle of New Orleans.
                     - 1838: The first telegraph message was sent using dots and dashes.
                     - 1867: African American males were given the right to vote in the
                       United States.
                     - 1889: Dr. Herman Hollerith received the first U.S. patent for a
                       tabulating machine.
                     - 1918: Mississippi became the first state to ratify a proposed
                       amendment to the U.S. Constitution prohibiting the sale, manufacture
                       or transportation of liquor. President Woodrow Wilson presented
                       fourteen specific war aims for World War I, which later became the
                       basis of the Treaty of Versailles which would end the war.
                     - 1935: Elvis Presley was born in Tupelo, Miss.
                     - 1962: Jack Nicklaus, 21, placed 50th in the Los Angeles Open, his
                       first pro appearance, winning $33.33.
                     - 1963: The "Mona Lisa," on loan from France, was first unveiled in
                       America at the National Gallery of Art in Washington.
                     - 1966: The Who and the Kinks performed on the last "Shindig" TV show
                       on ABC.
                     - 1968: Jacques Cousteau's first undersea special aired on U.S.
                       network TV.
                     - 1975: Judge John J. Sirica ordered the prison release of Watergate
                       figures John W. Dean III, Herbert W. Kalmbach and Jeb Stuart
                       Magruder.
                     - 1982: AT&T settled the Justice Department's antitrust lawsuit
                       against it by agreeing to divest itself of the 22 Bell System
                       companies.
                     - 1985: The U.S. Post Office issued a set of stamps to mark the 50th
                       Anniversary of the birth of Elvis Presley.
                     - 1992: President Bush got ill, collapsed during a state dinner in
                       Tokyo, and threw up on the Japanese Prime Minister's lap.
                     - 1993: NBC decided to offer "The Tonight Show" to David Letterman
                       after repeatedly assuring Jay Leno he had the job. Michael Jordan
                       scored his 20,000th career point.

                     *Happy Birthday*
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                     - Shirley Bassey, 62, singer, "Goldfinger"
                     - David Bowie, 52, singer
                     - Bob Eubanks, 61, game show host
                     - Stephen Hawking, 57, scientist/author, "A Brief History of Time"
                     - Gaby Hoffman, 17, actress, "Sleepless in Seattle," "Now and Then"
                     - R. Kelly, 30, Grammy Award nominated singer
                     - Robby Kreiger, 53, musician/songwriter, The Doors
                     - John McTiernan, 48, film director, "Die Hard," "Hunt for Red
                       October"
                     - Yvette Mimieux, 60, actress
                     - Kathleen Noone, 53, actress, "Party of Five," "Sunset Beach"
                     - Charles Osgood, 66, newscaster/journalist, CBS News
                     - Sarah Polley, 20, actress, "The Sweet Hereafter"
                     - Soupy Sales, 73, comedian
                     - Sander Vanocur, 71, broadcast journalist