Mel Gibson 1956 - Actor ("Braveheart," "Lethal Weapon" movies)
- 1833 - Britain seized control of the Falkland Islands in the South Atlantic. About 150 years later, Argentina seized the islands from the British, but Britain took them back after a 74-day war.
- 1871 - Henry W. Bradley patented oleomargarine.
- 1888 - The drinking straw was patented by Marvin C. Stone.
- 1925 - In Italy, Mussolini announced that he would take dictatorial powers.
- 1951 - NBC-TV debuted "Dragnet."
- 1957 - The Hamilton Watch Company introduced the first electric watch.
- 1990 - Ousted Panamanian leader Manuel Noriega surrendered to U.S. forces, 10 days after taking refuge in the Vatican's diplomatic mission.
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