National Get Out of the Doghouse Day
150th birth anniversary of Frances Folsom Cleveland (1864-1947), youngest ever first lady of the US (at 21 years).
Birth anniversary of Ernest Hemingway (1899-1961)
Birth anniversary Marshall McLuhan (1911-80): “Most people are alive in an earlier time, but you must be alive in our own time.”
Happy Birthday! Jon Lovitz, Janet Reno, Robin Williams
1861 - The first major battle of the U.S. Civil War began. It was the Battle of Bull Run at Manassas Junction, VA. The Confederates won the battle.
1925 - The "Monkey Trial" ended in Dayton, TN. John T. Scopes was convicted of violating the state law for teaching Darwin's theory of evolution. The conviction was later overturned.
1957 - Althea Gibson became the first black woman to win a major U.S. tennis title when she won the Women’s National clay-court singles competition.
1959 - A U.S. District Court judge in New York City ruled that "Lady Chatterley’s Lover" was not a dirty book.
1961 - Captain Virgil "Gus" Grissom became the second American to rocket into a sub-orbital pattern around the Earth. He was flying on the Liberty Bell 7.
2004 - White House officials were briefed on the September 11 commission's final report. The 575-page report concluded that hijackers exploited "deep institutional failings within our government." The report was released to the public the next day.
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