- 1741: Benedict Arnold, the American officer who betrayed his
                       country to the British in the American Revolution in 1779, was born.
                     - 1742: English astronomer Edmond Halley, who observed the comet that
                       now bears his name, died at age 85.
                     - 1784: the United States ratified the peace treaty of Paris with
                       England that formally ended the Revolutionary War.
                     - 1794: Dr. Jessee Bennet of Edom, Va., performed the first successful
                       caesarean section operation on his wife.
                     - 1858: French Emperor Napoleon III escaped an attempt on his life by
                       Felice Orsini, an Italian patriot who was later executed.
                     - 1878: U.S. Supreme Court ruled race separation on trains
                       unconstitutional.
                     - 1898: Lewis Carroll, author of "Alice in Wonderland," died.
                     - 1900: The Puccini opera "Tosca" received a mixed reception at its
                       world premiere in Rome.
                     - 1932: Horse racing legend Eddie Arcaro won his first race.
                     - 1951: The Pro Bowl game, dormant since 1942, was revived under a
                       new format matching the all-stars of each conference.
                     - 1952: NBC's "Today" show premiered.
                     - 1954: N.Y. Yankee Joe DiMaggio married actress Marilyn Monroe at
                       San Francisco's City Hall. The union lasted nine months.
                     - 1957: Humphrey Bogart, whose films included "The Maltese Falcon"
                       and "Casablanca," died.
                     - 1963: George C. Wallace was sworn in as governor of Alabama with a
                       pledge in his inaugural address of "segregation now; segregation
                       tomorrow; segregation forever!"
                     - 1972: "Sanford & Son" debuted on NBC.
                     - 1976: Ted Turner became CEO of the Atlanta Braves.
                     - 1981: The FCC freed stations to air as many commercials an hour as
                       they wish, and removed any obligation to allocate time for news or
                       public affairs programming.
                     - 1985: Martina Navratilova joined Jimmy Connors and Chris Evert
                       Lloyd as the only professional tennis players to win 100
                       tournaments.
                     - 1989: A thousand Muslims burn Salman Rushdie's novel "The Satanic
                       Verses."
                     - 1990: "The Simpsons" premiered on Fox.
                     - 1993: Talk show host David Letterman announced he was moving his
                       late-night show after 11 years on NBC to sign a $16 million deal
                       with CBS.

                     *Happy Birthday*
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                     - Jason Bateman, 30, actor, "George and Leo"
                     - T-Bone Burnett, 51, musician/producer
                     - Faye Dunaway, 58, actress, "Chinatown"
                     - Dave Grohl, 30, musician, Nirvana, Foo Fighters
                     - Lawrence Kasdan, 50, screenwriter/director, "The Bodyguard"
                     - L.L. Cool J., 31, singer/actor, "In The House"
                     - Andy Rooney, 79, columnist/commentator, "60 Minutes"
                     - Steven Soderbergh, 36, writer/director, "sex, lies and videotape"
                     - Holland Taylor, 56, actress, "The Naked Truth"
                     - Emily Watson, 32, actress, "Breaking the Waves"
                     - Carl Weathers, 51, actor, "Rocky"