Navy Day observed since 1922.

1972 Pennsylvania Avenue Development Corporation The agency is established to develop Pennsylvania Ave.

1972 Consumer Product Safety Commission The agency is established.

1970 LSD The psychedelic chemical is declared a Schedule I drug by the DEA.

1955 Rebel Without a Cause The film classic premiers starring James Dean, Natlie Wood, Nick Adams and Sal Mineo, all of which met early tragic deaths.  Dean had died the previous month.

1954 Disneyland The TV series debuts on ABC.

1927 First sound news film It is released by Fox Movie-Tone News.

1904 World's first underground and underwater subway New York City opens the first section of its subway system.

1810 U.S. acquires West Florida Pres. Madison issues a proclamation claiming it to be part of the Louisiana Purchase of 1803.

1787 Federalist papers The series of 85 papers in defense of the Constitution begin appearing in a New York newspaper. They were written by Alexander Hamilton, John Jay, and James Madison.

1492 Columbus discovers Cuba Believing it to be Asia he named it Juanna.

1958 Simon Le Bon English singer, with Duran Duran. Music: Hungry Like the Wolf (1982), Rio (1982), Union of the Snake (1983), and A View to a Kill (1985).

1951 Edward Lee Howard d. 2002 American CIA agent.  He was the first CIA officer to defect to the Soviet Union (1985). See The Spy Who Got Away.

1946 Carrie Snodgress American actress. Film: Diary of a Mad Housewife (1970) and The Fury (1978).

1939 John Cleese English actor. TV: Monty Python's Flying Circus.

1926 H. Robert Haldeman American politician, Nixon's chief of staff.

1924 Ruby Dee (Ruby Ann Wallace), American actress. TV: The Guiding Light (Martha Frazier) and Peyton Place (Alma Miles).

1924 Alain Bombard d. 2005 French biologist, physician. He made a solo voyage across the Atlantic Ocean (1952) in a 15-foot long boat with almost no provisions. He survived by eating raw fish and plankton. He just wanted to prove that it could be done.

1920 Nanette Fabray (Nanette Fabares), American actress. Film: The Little Rascals (Baby Nan starting at age 7). TV: One Day At a Time (Grandma Romano).

1918 Teresa Wright American Oscar-winning actress. Film: The Little Foxes (1941) Mrs. Minerva (1942, Oscar)

1914 Dylan Marlais Thomas d. 1953 English poet. Writings: Deaths and Entrances.

1910 Frederick De Cordova d. 2001 American director-producer. Film: Bedtime for Bonzo (1951). TV: My Three Sons, The Smothers Brothers, and The Tonight Show (1971-).

1889 Enid Bagnold d. 1981 English novelist. Writings: National Velvet (1935) and The Chalk Garden (1956).

1858 Theodore Roosevelt d. 1919 26th U.S. President (1901-09), 25th U.S. Vice-President (1901, the youngest president - age 42). He was the first president to: ride in an automobile (1902), submerge in a submarine (1905), and fly in an airplane (1910). He was also the only president not to use the word "I" is his inaugural address (1905), and the first American to win a Nobel Peace Prize (1906). Known for his athleticism, during his presidency he participated in a boxing match with a professional fighter that cost him his sight in one eye (1904).

1811 Isaac Merrit Singer d. 1875 American inventor. He invented the continuous-stitch sewing machine (1851).

1793 Eliphalet Remington d. 1861 American gun manufacturer, founder of Remington gunworks.

1782 Nicolo Paganini d. 1840 Italian violin virtuoso, considered the greatest violinist of all time.

1728 James Cook d. 1779 English naval captain and explorer. He discovered the Hawaiian Islands, and introduced tattoos to the western world.  He was killed by the natives of the Sandwich Islands.

1996 Morey Amsterdam b. 1908 American actor. TV: The Dick Van Dyke Show (Buddy Sorrel).

1977 James M. Cain b. 1892 American author. Writings: The Postman Always Rings Twice (1934).

1975 Rex Todhunter Stout b. 1886 American author, creator of the detective Nero Wolfe (1934).

1938 Alma Gluck b. 1884 American singer. Music: Carry Me Back to Old Virginny (1915); the first single recording to sell 1,000,000 copies.

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