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September 12.

Born

• Richard Jordan Gatling (inventor) – 1818

• Charles Dudley Warner (editor) – 1829

• The Viscount Willingdon (Canadian Governor General 1926-1931) – 1866

• H.L. Mencken (journalist) – 1880

• Alfred A. Knopf (publisher) – 1892

• Ben Shahn (painter) – 1898

• Jesse Owens (Olympic track and field athlete) – 1913

• Barry White (singer) – 1944

• Amy Yasbeck (actress) – 1963

• Paul Walker (actor) – 1973

• Benjamin McKenzie (actor) – 1978

• Yao Ming (basketball player) – 1980

• Jennifer Hudson (actress and singer) – 1981

• Emmy Rossum (actress) – 1986

• Freddie Freeman (baseball player) – 1989

Died

• William Boyd (actor) – 1972

• Anthony Perkins (actor) – 1992

• Raymond Burr (actor) – 1993

• John Hollman (CNN newscaster) – 1998

• Johnny Cash (singer) – 2003

Events

• Henry Hudson began exploration of what is later to be named the Hudson River – 1609

• Astronomer Charles Messier cataloged the Crab Nebula – 1758

• A whale followed a boat to the Montreal harbor – 1823

• Elizabeth Barrett eloped with Robert Browning – 1846

• Art believed to date to the Upper Paleolithic era was discovered in Lascaux cave, near Montignac, France. – 1940

• John F. Kennedy married Jacqueline Lee Bouvier in Newport, Rhode Island – 1953

• Lassie made its television debut – 1954

• Bonanza made its television debut – 1959

• Luna 2 spacecraft launched – 1959

• U.S. President Kennedy delivered Moon speech, Rice University, Houston, Texas – 1962

• The Monkees debuted on television – 1966

• Astronauts Jan Davis and Mark Lee became the first married couple in space during a shuttle mission – 1992

• Hong Kong Disneyland opened – 2005

Weather

• Hot, dry winds caused tree foliage to crumble in east Kansas – 1882

• Hurricane Donna made landfall on central Long Island, then tracked across New England, with winds reaching 140 mph at the Blue Hills Observatory in Milton, Massachusetts, and 130 mph on Block Island, Rhode Island – 1960

September 13

Born

Oliver Evans (inventor) – 1755

Clara Schumann (pianist & composer) – 1819

Milton Hershey (Chocolatier and founder of The Hershey Company; born in Derry Township, Pennsylvania) – 1857

Adolf Meyer (psychiatrist) – 1866

Sherwood Anderson (writer) – 1876

Leland Hayward (producer) – 1902

Claudette Colbert (actress) – 1903

Horace Babcock (astronomer) – 1912

Roald Dahl (author) – 1916

Else Holmelund Minarik (children’s author; Little Bear” series”) – 1920

Mel Torme (singer) – 1925

Peter Cetera (musician) – 1944

Jacqueline Bisset (actress) – 1944

Nell Carter (actress & singer) – 1948

Anne Geddes (photographer) – 1956

Michael Johnson (Olympic athlete) – 1967

Tyler Perry (actor and screenwriter) – 1969

Stella McCartney (fashion designer) – 1971

Fiona Apple (singer) – 1977

Ben Savage (actor) – 1980

Died

John Barry (commodore, father of the American navy) – 1803

Richard Merrell (television writer & actor) – 1998

George Wallace (politician) – 1998

Dorothy McGuire (actress) – 2001

Dilhan Eryurt (Turkish astrophysicist) – 2012

Frank Vincent (actor) – 2017

Eddie Money (singer) – 2019

Events

Halford Mackinder’s team became the first Europeans to summit Mount Kenya – 1899

Henry Bliss walked off a trolley and was hit by a speeding driver. The following day when he died from his injuries, he became the first pedestrian to be killed by an automobile – 1899

The Chocolate Soldier opened in N.Y.C. – 1909

Chiang Kai-shek became president of China – 1943

Margaret Chase Smith became the first woman to serve in both houses of Congress – 1948

IBM introduced the first computer with a disk storage system – 1956

A protester dressed as Batman scaled the front wall of Buckingham Palace – 2004

Weather

Frost hit Albany, New York, ending the shortest growing season ever – 1963

September 17

Died

Tobias George Smollett (Scottish satirical novelist) – 1771

Spiro T. Agnew (served as vice president under Richard Nixon) – 1996

Red Skelton (comedian) – 1997

Robert Truax (rocket scientist) – 2010

Born

David Dunbar Buick (automobile manufacturer) – 1854

William Carlos Williams (writer & doctor) – 1883

Hank Williams (musician) – 1923

Anne Bancroft (actress) – 1931

David Souter (U.S. Supreme Court justice) – 1939

Phil Jackson (basketball coach) – 1945

John Ritter (actor) – 1948

Kyle Chandler (actor) – 1965

Jimmie Johnson (NASCAR driver) – 1975

Patrick Mahomes (football player) – 1995

Auston Matthews (hockey player) – 1997

India Amarteifio (actress) – 2001

Events

City of Boston founded – 1630

The U.S. Constitution signed – 1787

Harriet Tubman and her two brothers temporarily escaped slavery in Maryland. – 1849

Battle of Antietam in Maryland occurred; known as the bloodiest battle of the Civil War – 1862

First powered flight of X-15 rocket plane – 1959

First public display of a lunar rock, at the Smithsonian in Washington, D.C. – 1969

M*A*S*H made its television debut – 1972

Royal Canadian Mounted Police began accepting women as uniformed members – 1974

NASA unveiled the first space shuttle, Enterprise, to the public – 1976

Vanessa Williams became the first African American woman to be crowned Miss America – 1983

William Rehnquist is confirmed as chief justice of the US Supreme Court – 1986

Heather Whitestone of Alabama became the first deaf woman to be crowned Miss America – 1994

The Late Show with David Letterman was the first TV talk show to return to the airways six days after terrorists attacked the United States in New York City – 2001

Barry Bonds hit his 700th home run – 2004

A 17-pound 4-ounce white catfish was caught in the Humboldt River of Nevada – 2005

A bottled message tossed from an April Caribbean cruise was found in Sunset Beach, North Carolina – 2018

Weather

2.42” rain fell in 3 hours in Yuma, Arizona – 1963

Lander, in the Wyoming Rockies, had 23.6 inches of snow – 1965

September 18

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Born

Samuel Johnson (author) – 1709

Elmer Henry Maytag (manufacturer) – 1883

Archie "Grey Owl" Belaney (conservationist) – 1888

Harold Clurman (director) – 1901

Greta Garbo (actress) – 1905

Jack Warden (actor) – 1920

Frankie Avalon (singer & actor) – 1939

Fred Willard (actor) – 1939

Darryl Sittler (hockey player) – 1950

Jada Pinkett Smith (actress) – 1971

James Marsden (actor) – 1973

Alison Lohman (actress) – 1979

Died

Jimi Hendrix (musician) – 1970

Katherine Anne Porter (author) – 1980

Vitas Gerulaitis (tennis player) – 1994

Ernie Coombs (children’s entertainer, Mr. Dressup) – 2001

Bullet Bob Hayes (Olympic gold medalist and football player) – 2002

Events

Christopher Columbus landed in what is now Costa Rica – 1502

New Hampshire territory separated from Massachusetts – 1679

The cornerstone for the U.S. Capitol building in Washington, D.C., was laid – 1793

The first edition of “The New York Daily Times” went on sale. The paper later dropped “Daily” from its title – 1851

Shirley Temple made her film debut, at the age of 3, in War Babies – 1932

First nighttime skywriting in the U.S. – 1937

Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) founded – 1947

What had previously been The Toast of the Town on CBS TV since 1948 became The Ed Sullivan Show – 1955

Final day of streetcar service in Winnipeg, Manitoba – 1955

The UN accepts East Germany, West Germany and the Bahamas as members – 1973

Fugitive Patty Hearst was arrested in San Francisco after spending more than six months with the Symbionese Liberation Army – 1975

Cosmonaut Arnaldo Tamayo Méndez first Latin American in space – 1980

George Meegan finished an almost seven-year long walk, from the tip of South America to the Arctic Ocean at Prudhoe Bay, Alaska – 1983

Aquarium of the Bay in California reported that an angel shark had been born – 2007

Weather

The Great Miami Hurricane brought 27.61 inches of rain and winds over 135 mph to Miami, Florida – 1926

Hurricane Hugo hit Puerto Rico – 1989

Hurricane Isabel made landfall on the East Coast of the United States – 2003

September 19

Born

Jean Baptiste Joseph Delambre (astronomer) – 1749

George Cadbury (chocolate manufacturer) – 1839

Arthur Rackham (artist) – 1867

Rachel Field (children’s author) – 1894

JB Rhine (psychologist) – 1895

Leon Jaworski (lawyer) – 1905

Ferdinand Porsche (Austrian auto-manufacturer) – 1909

William Golding (author) – 1911

Emil Zatopek (distance runner) – 1922

Adam West (actor) – 1928

Mike Royko (journalist) – 1932

Brian Epstein (manager of The Beatles) – 1934

Joe Morgan (baseball player) – 1943

Jeremy Irons (actor) – 1948

Leslie "Twiggy" Lawson (model) – 1949

Ernie Sabella (actor) – 1949

Joan Lunden (journalist) – 1950

Trisha Yearwood (singer) – 1964

Jimmy Fallon (actor) – 1974

Hermione Granger (character in Harry Potter series) – 1979

Danielle Panabaker (actress) – 1987

Died

James Garfield (20th U.S. president) – 1881

Jackie Collins (author) – 2015

Events

Bissell carpet sweeper patented – 1876

Bruno R. Hauptmann charged with kidnap-murder of Lindbergh baby – 1934

On a return trip from Canada, while in the White Mountains of New Hampshire, Betty and Barney Hill claimed to have been abducted for two hours by a UFO. After going public with their story, the two gained worldwide notoriety. The incident is the first fully documented case of alien abduction. – 1961

Anti-AIDS drug AZT first became available, on a compassionate use basis – 1986

7.1 earthquake occurred in Ayutla, Puebla, Mexico – 2017

Weather

New York City had a record high temperature of 92 degrees F, while snow fell in the West – 1983

92 degrees Fahrenheit, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania – 1983

The mummified remains of Ötzi, a Copper Age “iceman” were discovered in the Ötztal Alps, near the Italian/Austrian border. – 1991

Frogs’ eggs fell from the sky in Berlin, Connecticut – 2003

October 19

Born

• Henry Cavendish (chemist) – 1731

• Benjamin West (painter) – 1738

• The Viscount Monck (first Governor General of Canada 1867 - 1868.) – 1819

• Cassie Chadwick (con artist, also known as Elizabeth Bigley, Emily Heathcliff, and Lydia DeVere) – 1859

• Helen Hayes (actress) – 1900

• Claude Simon (author) – 1913

• Thelonious Monk (jazz pianist) – 1917

• Ed Wood (filmmaker) – 1924

• James Clavell (author) – 1924

• Ben Vereen (actor) – 1946

• David Lee Roth (singer) – 1954

• Tanya Tucker (country music singer) – 1958

• Jodi Benson (singer, voice of Ariel in The Little Mermaid) – 1961

• Brett Favre (football player) – 1969

• Dale Earnhardt Jr. (race car driver) – 1974

• Mya (singer) – 1979

Died

• Cassie Chadwick (con artist) – 1907

• Yul Brynner (actor) – 1985

• Orson Welles (actor & director) – 1985

• Joseph Cates (director & producer) – 1998

• Ken Caminiti (baseball player) – 2004

• Christopher Reeve (actor) – 2004

• Alex Karras (football player & actor) – 2012

Events

• The United States Naval Academy (then named the Naval School) is founded in Annapolis, Maryland. – 1845

• Tobacco heir Griswold Lorillard shocked his contemporaries by showing up to the autumn ball in a tailless dinner jacket, thus making the Tuxedo known – 1886

• Sir Robert Borden became the 8th prime minister of Canada – 1911

• In Washington, D.C., President Woodrow Wilson pushed the button that relayed the signal to blow up the center of the Gamboa Dike that was keeping Atlantic waters from Pacific waters in the Panama Canal – 1913

• The American opera Porgy and Bess opened on Broadway – 1935

• The movie Lassie Come Home premiered – 1943

• The Red Baron first appeared in Peanuts comic strip – 1965

• The Supremes appeared on the Ed Sullivan Show – 1965

• London Bridge dedicated, Lake Havasu City, Arizona – 1971

• Soyuz 25 mission scrapped after docking troubles – 1977

• President Jimmy Carter signed a bill authorizing the minting of the Susan B. Anthony dollar coin – 1978

• Asteroid Cruithne (quasi-satellite of Earth) discovered – 1986

• The New England Patriots set an NFL record for consecutive victories with their 19th straight win – 2004

• An unidentified boom was heard in parts of New Hampshire, Massachusetts, and Maine around 11:30 am. In some areas, shaking was also felt. An earthquake or military plane sonic boom were ruled out as possible causes. – 2021

Weather

• Washington, D.C., had its earliest measurable snow of the 20th century – 1979

• Worcester, Massachusetts, was blanketed with 7.5 inches of snow. – 1979

Notable Birthdays for October 14

William Penn (1644-1718) - Founder of Pennsylvania.

Joe Start (1842-1927) - Baseball player who played a significant role in establishing rules for professional baseball.

John William Kendrick (1853-1924) - Engineer who was responsible for contemporary management and rules for the railroad.

Elwood Haynes (1857-1925) - Automotive pioneer who built one of first automobiles.

Julia A . Ames (1861-1891) - Author of children books, including The Little Sister (1887) and The Cradle of the Sky (1890).

Lillian Gish (1893-1993) - Silent film actress best known for her role in Birth of a Nation.

E. E. Cummings (1894-1962) - Famous poet whose works include I carry your heart with me... and Tulips & Chimneys.

Red McKenzie (1899-1948) - American jazz singer who played music with a comb and tissue-paper.

Lawrence Herkimer (1925-2015) - Inventor of the pom-pom and founder of the National Cheerleading Association.

Ralph Lauren (1939-Still Living) - Famous fashion designer and founder of Chaps and Polo Ralph Lauren.

David Ruprecht (1948-Still Living) - Game show host of Supermarket Sweep.

Harry Anderson (1952-2018) - Actor known for his role as Judge Harry Stone on Night Court.

A.J. Pero (1959-2015) - Drummer of Twisted Sister.

Isaac Mizrahi (1961-Still Living) - Fashion designer and TV host.

Natalie Maines (1974-Still Living) - Country music singer/musician of the The Chicks (formerly the Dixie Chicks).

Memorable Events for October 14

1656 - The first religious persecution occurs when the General Court of the Massachusetts Bay Colony enacts legislation against the Quakers (Religious Society of Friends).

1774 - Representatives of 12 of the 13 colonies meet to form the First Continental Congress to begin denouncing the British Parliament in America.

1834 - Henry Blair becomes the first Black person to be granted a US patent for a corn planter.

1862 - Pitcher James Creighton ruptures bladder while hitting a home-run. Sadly he died a few days later.

1865 - The Cheyenne and Arapaho tribes sign peace treaty which results in both tribes being chased out Colorado.

1884 - George Eastman receives a patent for his new photographic film invention.

1908 - The Chicago Cubs (2) win the World Series against the Detroit Tigers (0).

1912 - Former President Theodore Roosevelt delivers a scheduled speech after being shot and wounded by John Flammang Schrank.

1922 - The first automated telephones are installed in New York City and Pennsylvania.

1922 - The shoe store Thom McAn opens in New York City.

1947 - Chuck Yeager becomes the first person to exceed the speed of soun,d traveling approximately 700 mph.

1953 - President Eisenhower makes a promise to terminate any federal worker for taking the 5th Amendment when questioning whether they are affiliated with the communist party.

1958 - The District of Columbia Bar Association accepts Blacks as members of the bar for the first time in history.

1960 - President Kennedy suggests creating the Peace Corps during a speech at the University of Michigan.

1962 - The U.S. launches planes to locate missile launchers in Cuba.

1964 - Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. receives the Nobel Peace Prize for his nonviolent approach in racial inequality.

1964 - Bill Mills becomes the first American to win the 10,000 meter race.

1964 - Baseball legends Roger Maris and Mickey Mantle both hit home runs on back-to-back pitches.

1966 - About 175 U.S. airplanes bomb North Vietnam to officially mark their involvement in the Vietnam War.

1968 - NASA televises the first broadcast of astronauts in orbit.

1978 - Rescue from Gilligan's Island premiers on T.V

1982 - President Reagan proclaims The War on Drugs.

2020 - A New York auction house sells a copy of William Shakespeare's First Folio $9.98 million.

2020 - Scientists create the first room-temperature superconductor.

NOTABLE BIRTHDAYS FOR OCTOBER 15

Thomas Hastings (1784-1872) - Composer well known for creating the hymns When I Survey the Wondrous Cross and Holy Ghost, with Light Divine.

Asaph Hall (1829-1907) - Astronomer who discovered two moons of Phobos and Deimos of Mars.

John L. Sullivan (1858-1918) - The last heavyweight bare-knuckle champion and the the first heavyweight gloved champion.

Charles W. Clark (1865-1925) - Singer known for his song The Band Played On.

Jane Darwell (1879-1967) - Actress known for her character Ma Joad in Grapes of Wrath.

S.S. Van Dine (1888-1939) - One of the first detective crime writers whose character Philo Vance became an inspiration to future crime writers.

Ina Claire (1893-1985) - Silent film actress best known for her work in The Devil's Disciple.

Varian Fry (1907-1967) - Journalist and recipient of the Righteous Among the Nations award for saving at least 2,000 Jews during WWII.

Nellie Lutcher (1912-2007) - Jazz and R&B musician/songwriter known for the songs Hurry On Down and He's a Real Gone Guy.

Malcolm Ross (1919-1985) - Atmospheric physicist whose work contributed to understanding the atmosphere, specifically weather patterns.

Lee Iacocca (1924-2019) - CEO of Chrysler Corporation and one of the collaborators that created the Ford Mustang.

John Coleman (1934-2018) - Co-founder of The Weather Channel.

Penny Marshall (1943-2018) - Known for her quirky and comedic role as Laverne in the sitcom Laverne & Shirley.

Tito Jackson (1953-2024) - Member of the Jackson 5/Jacksons.

Emeril Lagasse (1959-Still Living) - Famous chef and television personality.

Vincent Martella (1992-Still Living) - Voice of Phineas in the amination Phineas and Ferb.

IMPORTANT EVENTS FOR OCTOBER 15

1789 - George Washington starts the first Presidential tour in New England.

1846 - The first public use of ether is conducted by Dr. William Thomas Green.

1860 - An 11-year-old Grace Bedell writes to Abraham Lincoln telling telling him to grow a beard because she thought it would make him look more distinguished and the ladies would like him more.

1878 - Thomas Edison's light company begins operation.

1881 - The fishing magazine American Angler is published for the first time.

1883 - The Supreme Court declares Civil Rights Act of 1875 unconstitutional.

1895 - Henry Perky patents a machine to help with preparation of cereals to create shredded wheat.

1924 - President Coolidge declares the Statue of Liberty a national monument.

1933 - Presidential terms of office are changed from March to January.

1937 - To Have and Have Not written by Ernest Hemingway is published.

1951 - I Love Lucy debuts on CBS television.

1952 - E. B. White's novel Charlotte's Web is published.

1955 - The Grand Ole Opry is broadcasted for the first time on television.

1966 - President Johnson signs a bill to create the U.S. Department of Transportation.

1984 - The CIA Information Act passes to make it easier to streamline the Freedom of Information Act related to the CIA.

2007 - Fox Business Network is launched.

Notable Birthdays for October 20

Chauncey Goodrich (1759-1815) - Son-in-law of Noah Webster (creator of the Dictionary) and editor of the first printed version of the Dictionary.

James F. Hinkle (1864-1951) - Banker, politician, and cattle farmer who made significant contributions to the cattle industry.

Frederick Burton (1871-1957) - Actor known for his roles in The Big Trail and One Way Passage.

Charles Ives (1874--1954) - Composer who is considered the leading composer of art music of the 20th century.

Margaret Dumont (1882-1965) - Silent film actress known for her roles in with the Marx Brothers.

Karl Probst (1883-1963) - Car engineer best known for his design of the Bantam Reconnaissance Car (World War II "jeep").

Olive Thomas (1894-1920) - Model and actress who won Most Beautiful Girl in New York City award.

Enolia McMillan (1904-2006) - First female national President of the NAACP.

Arlene Francis (1907-2001) - Television personality on What's My Line?

Stuart Hamblen (1908-1989) - One of the first radio singing cowboys.

Grandpa Jones (1913-1998) - Musician best known for his banjo playing on stage at the Grand Ole Opry and Hee Haw.

Tracy Hall (1919-2008) - Chemist known for his work in creating synthetic diamond.

Tom Dowd (1925-2002) - Record producer who is credited with innovating the multitrack recording method.

Mickey Mantle (1931-1995) - Major League baseball player and sportscaster known as one of the sluggers of all time.

William Christopher (1932-2016) - Actor best known as Father Francis John Patrick Mulcahy on M*A*S*H.

Jerry Orbach (1935-2004) - Actor known as Detective Lennie Briscoe on Law and Order.

Wanda Jackson (1937-Still Living) - One of the first female genre crossover singers (rock, country, and gospel) whose career began with You Can't Have My Love.

Robert Pinsky (1940-Still Living) - The first poet to hold The Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress for three years in a row.

David Mancuso (1944-2016) - Famous DJ who created invitation only parties in New York City.

Tom Petty (1950-2017) - Lead singer for Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers.

Al Greenwood (1951-Still Living) - Founding member of the rock band Foreigner.

Richard McWilliam (1953-2013) - Co-founder of the Upper Deck Company.

Thomas Newman (1955-Still Living) - Film score composer and conductor for musical compositions in The Shawshank Redemption, The Green Mile, Finding Nemo, and Elemental.

Kamala Harris (1964-Still Living) - The 49th VP of the U.S.

Jonathan I. Schwartz (1965-Still Living) - Founder of CarZone.

Snoop Dogg (1971-Still Living) - Rapper and business mogul.

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Notable Birthdays for October 20

Chauncey Goodrich (1759-1815) - Son-in-law of Noah Webster (creator of the Dictionary) and editor of the first printed version of the Dictionary.

James F. Hinkle (1864-1951) - Banker, politician, and cattle farmer who made significant contributions to the cattle industry.

Frederick Burton (1871-1957) - Actor known for his roles in The Big Trail and One Way Passage.

Charles Ives (1874--1954) - Composer who is considered the leading composer of art music of the 20th century.

Margaret Dumont (1882-1965) - Silent film actress known for her roles in with the Marx Brothers.

Karl Probst (1883-1963) - Car engineer best known for his design of the Bantam Reconnaissance Car (World War II "jeep").

Olive Thomas (1894-1920) - Model and actress who won Most Beautiful Girl in New York City award.

Enolia McMillan (1904-2006) - First female national President of the NAACP.

Arlene Francis (1907-2001) - Television personality on What's My Line?

Stuart Hamblen (1908-1989) - One of the first radio singing cowboys.

Grandpa Jones (1913-1998) - Musician best known for his banjo playing on stage at the Grand Ole Opry and Hee Haw.

Tracy Hall (1919-2008) - Chemist known for his work in creating synthetic diamond.

Tom Dowd (1925-2002) - Record producer who is credited with innovating the multitrack recording method.

Mickey Mantle (1931-1995) - Major League baseball player and sportscaster known as one of the sluggers of all time.

William Christopher (1932-2016) - Actor best known as Father Francis John Patrick Mulcahy on M*A*S*H.

Jerry Orbach (1935-2004) - Actor known as Detective Lennie Briscoe on Law and Order.

Wanda Jackson (1937-Still Living) - One of the first female genre crossover singers (rock, country, and gospel) whose career began with You Can't Have My Love.

Robert Pinsky (1940-Still Living) - The first poet to hold The Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress for three years in a row.

David Mancuso (1944-2016) - Famous DJ who created invitation only parties in New York City.

Tom Petty (1950-2017) - Lead singer for Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers.

Al Greenwood (1951-Still Living) - Founding member of the rock band Foreigner.

Richard McWilliam (1953-2013) - Co-founder of the Upper Deck Company.

Thomas Newman (1955-Still Living) - Film score composer and conductor for musical compositions in The Shawshank Redemption, The Green Mile, Finding Nemo, and Elemental.

Kamala Harris (1964-Still Living) - The 49th VP of the U.S.

Jonathan I. Schwartz (1965-Still Living) - Founder of CarZone.

Snoop Dogg (1971-Still Living) - Rapper and business mogul.

Memorable Events for October 20

1774 - Continental Congress orders discouragement of entertainment among people.

1786 - The first astronomical expedition in the U.S. is organized by Harvard University.

1803 - The U.S. Senate ratifies the Louisiana Purchase.

1817 - The first showboat leaves Mississippi on maiden voyage.

1818 - The border between U.S. and Canada (49th parallel) is formed.

1917 - Suffragette Alice Paul begins jail sentence for picketing for

the Women's Suffrage Amendment.

1934 - MLB All-Star team (Connie Mack, Babe Ruth, Jimmie Foxx and Lou Gehrig) sails to Japan for 18-game series.

1947 - The House Un-American Activities Committee begins investigating Communist infiltration of the Hollywood film industry.

1955 - Harry Belafonte records "Day-O" (the Banana Boat Song).

1960 - The first mechanized post office opens in Providence, Rhode Island.

1970 -Agronomist Norman Borlaug is awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his contribution to world food supply.

1973 - President Richard Nixon fires U.S. Attorney General Elliot Richardson and Deputy Attorney General William Ruckelshaus after they refuse to fire special prosecutor Archibald Cox.

1973 - President Nixon proclaims Jim Thorpe as the greatest athlete of the 20th century.

1975 - Supreme Court rules teachers have the authority to spank pupils after one warning.

1977 - The band Lynyrd Skynyrd crashes in woodland in Mississippi, killing 6 people, including three band members.

1997 - The federal government accuses Microsoft for forcing Internet Explorer computers.

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