Confederate Heroes' Day Observed in memory of the Confederate forces of the Civil War.

2003 Iraq War Donald Rumsfeld on the cost of the war, "Well, the Office of Management and Budget, has come up come up with a number that's something under $50 billion for the cost."

1979 Watergate Former U.S. Attorney General John Mitchell is released on parole. He was the last Watergate convict in prison.

1977 Tokyo Rose Pres. Ford pardons Tokyo Rose (Iva Toguri D'Aquino). In 1949 she was sentenced to 7-10 years in prison for treason during World War II.

1975 Nuclear Regulatory Commission The government body to regulate the use of nuclear energy is established.

1955 First filming of a Presidential press conference Pres. Eisenhower is filmed for television and news reels.

1915 World War I - First air raids on England German Zeppelins begin bombing towns in East Anglia.

1903 First regular transatlantic radio broadcast Broadcasts begin between Cape Cod, Mass. and Cornwall, England with greetings exchanged between King Edward VII and Pres. Roosevelt.

1861 Civil War Georgia becomes the 5th state to secede from the Union.

1840 Antarctica The Wilkes expedition discovers the continent and claims it for the U.S.

1825 Tin canning The process of preserving food in tin cans is first patented in New York.

1968 Kimberly Bergalis d. 1991 American AIDS victim.  It is believed that she contracted AIDS from her dentist, Dr. David Acer, during a tooth extraction (December 1987).  She won a $1,000,000 settlement from his insurer (January 1991).

1953 Ricky Ricardo Jr (Little Ricky), the fictional son of TV's Lucy and Ricky Ricardo. 68% of all US television sets were tuned in to watch.

1953 Desi Arnaz Jr American child actor. TV: I Love Lucy (Little Ricky).

1949 Robert Palmer d. 2003 British singer. Music: Addicted To Love (1986).

1946 Dolly Parton American country singer, actress. Music: Here You Come Again (1978, #1), 9 to 5 (1980, #1). Film: Best Little Whorehouse in Texas (1982) and Rhinestone (1984).

1944 Shelley Fabares (Michelle Fabares), American actress, singer. TV: The Donna Reed Show (Donna's daughter Mary) and Coach (Christine). Music: Johnny Angel (1962, #1).

1944 Laurie London American singer. Music: He's Got the Whole World In His Hands (1958, #1).

1943 Janice Joplin d. 1970 American singer. Music: Piece of My Heart (1968) and Me and Bobby McGee (1970, #1).

1942 Michael Crawford (Michael Dumble-Smith), British actor. Film: Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (1972, the White Rabbit).

1939 Phil Everly American singer, with brother Don. Music: Bye Bye Love (1957, #1), Wake Up Little Susie (1957), and Gone, Gone, Gone (1965).

1935 Tippi Hedren American actress. Film: The Birds (1963). TV: The Birds II (1994).

1931 Robert MacNeil Canadian-born news correspondent. TV: PBS's MacNeil/Lehrer Report.

1926 Fritz Weaver American Tony-winning actor. Stage: Baker Street (Sherlock Holmes) and Child's Play (Tony).

1924 Nicholas Colasanto d. 1985 American actor. TV: Cheers (Coach).

1923 Jean Stapleton (Jeanne Murray), American actress. TV: All in the Family (Edith Bunker).

1913 Minnesota Fats d. 1996 (Rudolf Wanderone Jr), American billiards wizard.

1905 Oveta Culp Hobby d. 1995 American government official. She was the first secretary of the Department of Health, Education and Welfare, first commanding officer of the Women's Army Corps, and the first secretary of the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare. She was the first woman in the Army to receive the Distinguished Service Medal.

1848 Matthew Webb d. 1883 Navy Captain, first person to swim the English Channel without a life preserver (Aug 24-25, 1875).  He died attempting to swim across the Niagara River. Source: Guinness Book of World Records

1809 Edgar Allen Poe d. 1849 American poet, horror story writer. He created the literary genre of the detective story with The Murders of the Rue Morgue (1841). Writings: The Raven (1845).

1807 Robert Edward Lee d. 1870 American soldier. He turned down the command of the U.S. Army to become commander of the Virginian forces during the Civil War.

1749 Isaiah Thomas d. 1831 American printer. He published the first U.S. novel written by an American (1789, The Power of Sympathy).

1736 James Watt d. 1819 British inventor, for whom the unit of power the 'watt' is named. He invented the modern condensing steam engine (1765).

2006 Wilson Pickett b. 1941 American American R&B and soul singer. Music: In the Midnight Hour (1965, #1), Mustang Sally (1966), and 634-5789 (1966, #1).

2006 Anthony Franciosa b. 1928 (Anthony Papaleo), American actor. TV: The Name of the Game (Jeff Dillon) and Matt Helm (title role).

1997 Adriana Caselotti b. 1916 Italian-American singer, actress.  She was the voice of Snow White in the 1937 Walt Disney classic, for which she was paid $970.

1993 Reginald Lewis b. 1942 American businessman, was the richest African-American man at the time of his death.  Motto: "Keep going, no matter what."  Writings: Why Should White Guys Have All the Fun?

1990 Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh b. 1931 Indian guru. During the 1970s, he had hundreds of thousands of followers known as the orange people - they wore only orange clothing. He once remarked, "So many religions look after the poor, leave the rich to me!"

1952 Curly b. 1906 (Jerome Howard), American comedian, one of the 3-Stooges.

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