Birth anniversary of the “Platinum Blonde” Jean Harlow (1911-37).
Birth anniversary of Alexander Graham Bell (1847-1922).
Happy Birthday! Herschel Walker
1812 - The U.S. Congress passed the first foreign aid bill.
1820 - The US House passed the Missouri Compromise.
1903 - In St. Louis, MO, Barney Gilmore was arrested for spitting.
1910 - In New York, Robert Forest founded the National Housing Association to fight deteriorating urban living conditions.
1931 - The "Star Spangled Banner," written by Francis Scott Key, was adopted as the American national anthem. The song was originally a poem known as "Defense of Fort McHenry."
1938 - A world record for the indoor mile run was set by Glenn Cunningham. He ran the distance in 4 minutes, 4.4 seconds.
1952 - The U.S. Supreme Court upheld New York's Feinberg Law that banned Communist teachers in the U.S.
1969 - Sirhan Sirhan testified in a Los Angeles court that he killed Robert Kennedy.
1978 - The remains of Charles Chaplin were stolen from his grave in Cosier-sur-Vevey, Switzerland. The body was recovered 11 weeks later near Lake Geneva.
1991 - Rodney King was severely beaten by Los Angeles police officers. The scene was captured on amateur video. (California)
1995 - A U.N. peacekeeping mission in Somalia ended. Several gunmen were killed by U.S. Marines in Mogadishu while overseeing the pull out of peacekeepers.
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