- 1533: England's King Henry VIII secretly married his second wife,
                       Anne Boleyn.
                     - 1787: Shays' Rebellion suffered a setback when debt-ridden farmers,
                       led by Capt. Daniel Shays, failed to capture an arsenal at
                       Springfield, Mass.
                     - 1858: The wedding of Princess Victoria, eldest daughter of Queen
                       Victoria, was the first to incorporate Wagner's "Bridal Chorus" and
                       Mendelssohn's "Wedding March" into the ceremony.
                     - 1870: The soda fountain was patented by Gustavus Dows.
                     - 1890: The United Mine Workers of America was founded; reporter
                       Nellie Bly (Elizabeth Cochrane) of the New York World completed a
                       round-the-world journey in 72 days, 6 hours and 11 minutes.
                     - 1915: Alexander Graham Bell, inaugurated U.S. transcontinental phone
                       service with a call made between New York and San Francisco.
                     - 1924: The first Winter Olympics were held in Chamonix, France.
                     - 1937: NBC Radio presented the first broadcast of "The Guiding
                       Light." The program became the longest-running story line in daytime
                       drama.
                     - 1940: Nazis decreed the establishment of Jewish ghetto in Lodz,
                       Poland.
                     - 1945: Grand Rapids, Mich., became the first U.S. community to
                       fluoridate water.
                     - 1947: American gangster Al Capone died in Miami Beach at age 48.
                     - 1955: Columbia University scientists developed an atomic clock
                       accurate to within one second in 300 years.
                     - 1961: President Kennedy held the first presidential news conference
                       carried live on radio and television.
                     - 1970: Robert Altman's "MASH," starring Donald Sutherland and Elliott
                       Gould, premiered.
                     - 1971: Charles Manson and three female members of his "family" were
                       found guilty of one count of conspiracy to commit murder and seven
                       counts of murder in the first degree and were sentenced to life
                       imprisonment.
                     - 1974: Dr. Christian Barnard transplanted the first human heart
                       without the removal of the old one.
                     - 1981: The 52 Americans held hostage by Iran for 444 days arrived in
                       the United States.
                     - 1989: In his fifth season, Michael Jordan scored his 10,000th point,
                       the second fastest NBA climb to that position behind Wilt
                       Chamberlain.
                     - 1993: Sears announced it would close its catalog sales department
                       after taking orders for 97 years.
                     - 1994: Accused of molesting a 13-year-old boy, Michael Jackson
                       settled a civil lawsuit out of court.

                     *Happy Birthday*
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                     - Corazon "Cory" Aquino, 66, head of state, ex-Philippines leader
                       1986-92
                     - Etta James, 61, singer
                     - Dean Jones, 68, actor, "The Love Bug"
                     - Dinah Manoff, 41, actress, "Empty Nest," "Soap"
                     - Edwin Newman, 80, newscaster/journalist
                     - Eduard Shevardnadze, 71, Georgian president
                     - Leigh Taylor-Young, 55, actress, "Peyton Place"