Jerry Falwell 1933, Virna Lisi 1937, Terry "Hulk Hogan" Bollea 1953
1874 - A patent for the sprinkler head was given to Harry S. Parmelee.
1896 - Harvey Hubbell received a patent for the electric light bulb socket with a pull-chain.
1934 - Alcatraz, in San Francisco Bay, received federal prisoners for the first time.
1941 - The Atlantic Charter was signed by U.S. President Franklin Roosevelt and British Prime Minister Winston Churchill.
1942 - During World War II, Pierre Laval publicly announced "the hour of liberation for France is the hour when Germany wins the war."
1984 - U.S. President Ronald Reagan was preparing for his weekly radio broadcast when, during testing of the microphone, the President said of the Soviet Union, "My fellow Americans, I am pleased to tell you that I just signed legislation that would outlaw Russia forever. We begin bombing in five minutes."
1992 - In Bloomington, MN, the Mall of America opened. It was the largest shopping mall in the United States.
2002 - US Airways announced that it had filed for bankruptcy.
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