- 1000: Leif Eriksson discovered "Vinland."
                - 1635: Roger Williams, a religious dissident, was banished from the
                  Massachusetts Bay Colony. He bought land from the Indians and
                  established Providence, RI.
                - 1701: Yale University was founded.
                - 1799: The British frigate HMS Lutine sank off the Dutch coast. The
                  ship's bell was salvaged and mounted in the underwriters' room of
                  Lloyd's of London. The bell is still rung on the receipt of
                  important news.
                - 1855: Isaac Singer patented the sewing machine motor.
                - 1865: The first underground pipeline in the U.S. for carrying oil
                  was laid in Pennsylvania.
                - 1870: Rome was incorporated into Italy by royal decree.
                - 1872: Aaron Montgomery started his mail-order business.
                - 1877: The American Humane Association was founded.
                - 1888: The Washington Monument opened for public admittance.
                - 1914: German troops took Antwerp in World War I.
                - 1936: At Hoover Dam, the first generator began producing
                  electricity.
                - 1940: John Lennon was born in Liverpool (d: 1980).
                - 1944: In World War II British Prime Minister Winston Churchill
                  arrived in Russia for talks with Stalin in the Third Moscow
                  Conference.
                - 1967: Ernesto "Che" Guevara, Argentinian-born guerrilla leader and
                  revolutionary, was killed in Bolivia while leading a Cuban-
                  sponsored guerrilla force.
                - 1975: Andrei Sakharov, Soviet dissident and human rights
                  campaigner, was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.

                *Happy Birthday*
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                - Scott Bakula, 43, actor, "Quantum Leap's" Sam Beckett
                - Jackson Browne, 50, musician
                - Zachery Ty Bryan, 17, actor, "Home Improvement"
                - John Entwistle, 54, bass player with The Who
                - Nona Hendrix, 54, Rhythm and Blues singer
                - Tony Shalhoub, 45, actor, "Wings," "Big Night"
                - Mike Singletary, 40, former NFL linebacker