- 1639: The Connecticut colony was organized under Fundamental Orders.
                      - 1742: Charles VII, king of Germany, was elected emperor of the Holy
                        Roman Empire during the War of the Austrian Succession.
                      - 1848: James W. Marshall discovered a gold nugget at Sutter's Mill
                        in northern California, a discovery that led to the gold rush of
                        1849.
                      - 1899: Humphrey O'Sullivan patented the rubber heel.
                      - 1908: The first Boy Scout troop was organized in England by Sir
                        Robert Baden-Powell, a general in the British Army.
                      - 1922: Christian K. Nelson of Onawa, Iowa, patented the Eskimo Pie.
                      - 1924: The Russian city of St. Petersburg was renamed Leningrad in
                        honor of the late revolutionary leader.
                      - 1935: The first canned beer, "Krueger Cream Ale," was sold by the
                        Kruger Brewing Company in Richmond, Va.
                      - 1936: Benny Goodman and his orchestra recorded "Stompin' at the
                        Savoy" on Victor Records.
                      - 1947: The NFL revised its rules, adding a fifth official (back
                        judge) and allowing sudden death in playoffs.
                      - 1958: After warming to 100 million degrees, two light atoms were
                        bashed together to create a heavier atom, resulting in the first
                        man-made nuclear fusion.
                      - 1962: Jackie Robinson became the first black player elected to the
                        Baseball Hall of Fame. Also: The Beatles signed a management
                        contract with Brian Epstein.
                      - 1964: The 24th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution went into effect
                        and states voting rights could not be denied due to failure to pay
                        taxes.
                      - 1965: Winston Churchill died in London at age 90.
                      - 1984: Apple Computer Inc. unveiled its Macintosh personal computer.
                      - 1989: Confessed serial killer Theodore Bundy was put to death in
                        Florida's electric chair for the 1978 kidnap-murder of 12-year-old
                        Kimberly Leach.

                      *Happy Birthday*
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                      - Tatyana M. Ali, 20, actress, "Fresh Prince of Bel Air"
                      - Ernest Borgnine, 82, actor, "McHale's Navy," "Marty"
                      - Neil Diamond, 58, singer/musician
                      - Nastassia Kinski, 39, actress, "Cat People," "Father's Day"
                      - Matthew Lillard, 29, actor, "Scream"
                      - Aaron Neville, 58, singer/musician, the Neville Brothers
                      - Michael Ontkean, 53, actor, "Twin Peaks"
                      - Mary Lou Retton, 31, Olympic gymnast
                      - Oral Roberts, 81, evangelist
                      - Yakov Smirnoff, 48, Russian comedian
                      - Warren Zevon, 52, singer/musician