Born today:
1981 Serena Williams - tennis player
1972 Shawn Stockman - singer (Boyz II Men)
1965 Cindy Herron - R&B singer (En Vogue)
1962 Melissa Sue Anderson - actress
1956 Linda Hamilton - actress
1955 Carlene Carter - singer
1954 Craig Chaquico - guitarist (Jefferson Starship)
1948 Olivia Newton-John - singer
1948 Mary Beth Hurt - actress
1947 Lynn Anderson - country singer
1945 Bryan Ferry - singer (Roxy Music)
1942 Kent McCord - actor
1941 Joe Bauer - drummer (The Youngbloods)
1934 Winnie Mandela - wife of South African president Nelson Madela
1931 George Chambers - bassist, singer (Chambers Brothers)
1926 Julie London - actress, singer
1925 Marty Robbins - country singer
1914 Jack LaLanne - fitness guru
1898 George Gershwin - composer
1897 Pope Paul VI - 262nd pope of the Roman Catholic Church
1895 George Raft - actor
1888 T.S. Eliot - poet
1774 Johnny Appleseed - apple tree planter
Did you know what the headlines were for this day back in time?
In the headlines today:
1997
234 people die when an Indonesian Airbus A-300 jetliner crashes on approach to Medan Airport in Sumatra.
1999
Singer/actress Vanessa Williams marries NBA star/actor Rick Fox.
1995
The prosecution begins its closing argument in the murder trial of football star/actor O.J. Simpson.
1991
Eight people begin a 2-year experiment aboard a sealed capsule, Biosphere Two, in Arizona.
1986
William Rehnquist is sworn in as the 16th Chief Justice of the US Supreme Court.
1969
The spy spoof series Get Smart, starring Don Adams and Barbara Feldon, moves to CBS TV. The show began on rival network ABC four years earlier.
1960
US presidential candidates Richard Nixon (left) and John F. Kennedy square off in their first nationally televised debate. (photo credit: NARA)
1957
The musical West Side Story opens on Broadway.
1914
The US Federal Trade Commission is established.
1789
Thomas Jefferson is appointed the first US secretary of state.
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