Daniel Chester French 1850 - Sculptor, created Minute Man statue in Concord, MA, Abraham Lincoln seated in the Lincoln Memorial, Washington, DC, Adolf Hitler 1889 - German leader during World War II, Joan Miro 1893 - Artist
George Takei 1937 - Actor ("Star Trek", "Star Trek" movie series), Ryan O'Neal 1941 - Actor ("Love Story", "Peyton Place"), Jessica Lange 1949 - Actress ("Tootsie", "Blue Sky")
1534 - Jacques Cartier, a French explorer, set sail from St. Malo to explore the North American coastline.
1832 - Hot Springs National Park was established by an act of the U.S. Congress. It was the first national park in the U.S.
1902 - Scientists Marie and Pierre Curie isolated the radioactive element radium.
1916 - Sir Roger Casement landed in Ireland to incite rebellion against the British. Casement, a British diplomat, was captured within hours and was hanged for high treason on August 3.
1942 - Pierre Laval, the premier of Vichy France, in a radio broadcast, establishes a policy of "true reconciliation with Germany."
1959 - "Desilu Playhouse" on CBS-TV presented a two-part show titled "The Untouchables."
1962 - The New Orleans Citizens' Council offered a free one-way ride for blacks to move to northern states.
1971 - The U.S. Supreme Court upheld the use of busing to achieve racial desegregation in schools.
1988 - The U.S. Air Forces' Stealth (B-2 bomber) was officially unveiled.
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