Sid Caesar 1922, Peter Sellers 1925, Patsy Cline 1932
1565 - A Spanish expedition established the first permanent European settlement in North America at present-day St. Augustine, FL.
1664 - The Dutch surrendered New Amsterdam to the British, who then renamed it New York.
1866 - The first recorded birth of sextuplets took place in Chicago, IL. The parents were James and Jennie Bushnell.
1892 - An early version of "The Pledge of Allegiance" appeared in "The Youth's Companion."
1935 - U.S. Senator Huey P. Long, "The Kingfish" of Louisiana politics, was shot and mortally wounded. He died two days later.
1945 - Bess Myerson of New York was crowned Miss America. She was the first Jewish contestant to win the title.
1952 - The Ernest Hemingway novel "The Old Man and the Sea" was published.
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