- 1535: The first full English translation of the Bible was printed
                  in Switzerland.
                - 1636: In Massachusetts the Plymouth Colony's first laws were
                  drafted.
                - 1675: Christian Huygens patented the pocket watch.
                - 1777: Gen. George Washington's troops attacked the British at
                  Germantown, Pa.
                - 1854: Abraham Lincoln made his first political speech at the
                  Illinois State Fair.
                - 1880: The University of California was founded in Los Angeles.
                - 1881: Edward Leveaux patented the automatic player piano.
                - 1883: The "Orient Express" train made its first run between Turkey
                  and Europe.
                - 1884: Writer Damon Runyon ("Guys and Dolls") was born (d: 1946).
                - 1895: Actor/comedian Buster Keaton ("The General") was born in
                  Piqua, Kansas (d: 1966).
                - 1915: Dinosaur National Monument in Colorado and Utah was
                  established.
                - 1933: Esquire magazine was first published.
                - 1940: Adolf Hitler sought the help of Benito Mussolini in fighting
                  the British at their meeting at Brenner Pass in the Alps.
                - 1949: The United Nations' permanent New York City headquarters was
                  dedicated.
                - 1957: The Soviet Union launched Sputnik, the first manmade
                  satellite, panicking the U.S. and heating up the space race.
                - 1960: The U.S. launched the first telecommunications satellite.
                - 1970: Singer Janis Joplin died of a drug overdose at age 27.
                - 1976: The Supreme Court lifted its 1972 ban on the death penalty
                  for convicted murderers.

                *Happy Birthday*
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                - Armand Assante, 49, actor, "Fatal Instinct"
                - Jackie Collins, 64, writer, "Lucky/Chances"
                - Brendan Gill, 84, writer/critic, New Yorker magazine
                - Charlton Heston, 74, actor, "The Ten Commandments"
                - Jan Murray, 81, comedian/game show host, "Treasure Hunt"
                - Anne Rice, 57, novelist, "Interview With A Vampire"
                - Susan Sarandon, 52, actress, "Dead Man Walking"
                - Alicia Silverstone, 22, actress, "Clueless"
                - Alvin Toffler, 70, author, "Future Shock"