1971 Lunar Golf Alan Shepard hits a golf ball on the moon.

1933 The highest recorded sea wave 112 ft., heads from Manilla, Philippines to San Diego, Ca. Source: Guinness Book of World Records

1931 City Lights starring Charlie Chaplin is released in the U.S.

1837 Civil Rights The U.S. House of Representatives rules that slaves do not have the right of petition that is granted to American citizens under the Constitution.

1815 First U.S. railroad charter New Jersey grants a charter John Stevens to build a railroad from Trenton to New Brunswick, although he never completed it.

1802 U.S. declares war against Tripoli

1788 Massachusetts becomes the 6th state.

1778 American Revolution France recognizes the independence of the U.S. with the signing of the Treaty of Alliance.

1950 Natalie Cole American Grammy-winning singer.

1945 Jennifer Jackson American model, Playboy's first African-American Playmate of the Month (March, 1965).

1943 Fabian (Fabian Anthony Forte), American teen idol.

1940 Tom Brokaw American TV newscaster.

1939 Mike Farrell American actor. TV: Days of Our Lives (Scott Banning) and M*A*S*H (B.J. Hunnicutt).

1931 Rip Torn (Elmore Rual Torn), American actor, comedian.

1917 Zsa Zsa Gabor Hungarian actress, Miss Hungary (1936), and police slapper. Film: Queen of Outer Space (1958).

1913 John Lund d. 1992 American actor. Film: To Each His Own (1946) and A Foreign Affair (1948).

1912 Eva Braun d. 1945 Hitler's mistress, they were married shortly before committing suicide together.

1911 Ronald Wilson Reagan d. 2004 American politician, actor, 40th U.S. President (1981-89). Film: Knute Rockne - All American (1940, the Gipper). Quote: The nine most terrifying words in the English language are: "I'm from the government and I'm here to help."

1910 Carlos Marcello d. 1993 (Calogero Minacori), New Orleans and Gulf Coast mafia boss.

1895 Babe Ruth d. 1948 (George Herman Ruth), American baseball legend, called "The Sultan of Swat," he hit 714 home runs. Pitched 29 2/3 scoreless innings in the 1918 World Series, a record that stood until 1961.

1889 Elmo Lincoln d. 1952 (Otto Elmo Linkenhelt), American actor. Film: Tarzan of the Apes (1918, making him the first Tarzan of film). He was afraid of heights and had to have a double do the scenes in trees.

1756 Aaron Burr d. 1836 3rd U.S. Vice-President (1801-05). Killed Alexander Hamilton in a duel during his vice-presidency (1804). He was tried and acquitted for treason against the U.S. in 1807.

1994 Joseph Cotten b. 1905 American actor. Film: Citizen Kane (1941), The Magnificent Ambersons (1942), and Journey into Fear (1942).

1993 Arthur Ashe b. 1943 American tennis player, first black male to win a major tennis title (1968, U.S. Open) and the first black to win at Wimbledon (1975). Died of AIDS acquired during heart bypass surgery in 1983.

1991 Danny Thomas b. 1912 (Amos Jacobs), American actor. TV: Make Room for Daddy (daddy).

1952 George VI b. 1895 King of England and Northern Ireland (1936-52), he and Queen Elizabeth were the first British Sovereigns to visit (1939) the U.S.

1804 Joseph Priestley b. 1733 English clergyman, scientist, discovered the pencil eraser (1770) and oxygen (1774).

1740 Clement XII b. 1652 Italian religious leader, 246th Pope (1730-40). Condemned the Freemasons (1738).

1515 Aldus Manutius b. 1450 Italian printer. He was the first publisher of paperbacks and the inventor of italics.

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