2002 American Idol Kelly Clarkson becomes the first winner of the hit American TV show.

1993 Baseball Despite being born missing his right hand, Jim Abbott pitches a no-hitter for the New York Yankees against Cleveland (4-0).

1972 Mark Spitz wins his seventh gold medal in the 1972 Olympics, the record for any one Olympiad.

1957 Edsel E-Day, the official release of  the automobile that would come to symbolize a flop in popular culture.

1957 Civil Rights Under orders from the governor, the Arkansas National Guard prevents nine blacks from entering all-white Central High School in Little Rock.

1954 Captain Midnight debuts on CBS.

1951 First transcontinental U.S. TV broadcast Pres. Truman's address at the signing of the Japanese Peace Treaty is broadcast.

1900 Typhoid Mary First known case of typhoid attributed to Typhoid Mary (Mary Mallon). She was suspected of causing 53 cases of the disease while working as a cook.

1893 Peter Rabbit created The fictional foe of Mr. McGregor is created when Beatrix Potter writes a letter to a friend about four little rabbits named Flopsy, Mopsy, Cottontail, and Peter.

1886 Apache Indian chief Geronimo surrenders to General Nelson A. Miles in Arizona. The Chiricahua Apaches were then forced to resettle in Florida.

1833 First U.S. newsboy 10-year-old Barney Flaherty is hired by the New York Sun.

1781 City of Los Angeles is founded.

1639 Massachusetts makes it illegal to drink toasts The felt it was a useless ceremony; the law was repealed in 1645.

1949 Tom Watson American golfer, winner of the British Open (1975, 77, 80, 82-83), Masters (1977, 81), U.S. Open (1982), and six-time PGA Player of the Year (1977-80, 82, 84).

1944 Jennifer Salt American actress. TV: Soap (1977-81, Eunice Tate-Leitner). Film: Midnight Cowboy (1969, Joe Buck's hometown lover Crazy Annie).

1942 Merald Knight American singer, one of Gladys Knight's Pips. Music: Midnight Train to Georgia (1973, #1).

1937 Dawn Fraser Australian swimmer, Olympic gold medal winner in the 100-meter freestyle (1956, 60, 64), first woman to break the 1-minute barrier at 100 meters (1962).

1931 Mitzi Gaynor (Mitzi Gerber), American actress. Film: Anything Goes (1956) and The Joker is Wild (1957).

1928 Dick York d. 1992 American actor. TV: Bewitched (the first Darrin).

1919 Howard Morris d. 2005 American comedian.  TV: Sid Caesar's sidekick and the rock-throwing Ernest T. Bass of The Andy Griffith Show.

1918 Paul Harvey d. 2009 (Paul Harvey Aurandt), American radio commentator. "Hello Americans, I'm Paul Harvey… And now for the rest of the story."

1866 Simon Lake d. 1945 American engineer, father of the modern submarine. He built his first sub in 1894.

2006 Steve Irwin b. 1962 (Stephen Robert Irwin), Australian naturalist, wildlife expert. TV: The Crocodile Hunter (1996-2006, title role). Film: The Crocodile Hunter: Collision Course (2002). He died after being fatally pierced in the heart by a stingray barb while diving off Queensland's Great Barrier Reef. He was filming a shallow-water segment for his daughter's upcoming television series.

1993 Herve Villechaize b. 1943 3-foot, 10-inch tall French actor. TV: Fantasy Island (Tatoo, with his famous opening "Boss, da plane, da plane").

1990 Irene Dunne b. 1898 American actress. Film: Show Boat (1936) and I Remember Mama (1948).

1988 Gert Frobe b. 1913 (Karl-Gerhard Frobe), actor. Film: Goldfinger (1964, Auric Goldfinger).

1965 Albert Schweitzer b. 1875 German Nobel-winning medical missionary, philosopher.

422 Saint Boniface I b. ???? Italian religious leader, 42nd Pope (418-422).

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