The earliest event that Wiki says happened on this day is “46 BC – Julius Caesar defeats Titus Labienus in the Battle of Ruspina” and the most recent is “2010 – The Burj Khalifa, the world’s tallest building is officially opened.”

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1903 – Thomas Edison electrocutes an elephant in order to demonstrate the dangers of George Westinghouse’s electrical system.

1984 – First episode of Night Court is broadcast on TV.

2004 – The NASA Rover Spirit lands on Mars.

Warm wishes for a very happy birthday go out to Dave Foley, Patty Loveless, and Art Paul Schlosser.

The earliest event that Wiki says happened on this day is “1431 – Joan of Arc is handed over to Bishop Pierre Cauchon” and the most recent is “2004 – Flash Airlines Flight 604 crashes into the Red Sea, resulting in 148 deaths, making it the deadliest aviation accident in Egyptian history.”

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1947 – Congressional proceedings are televised for the first time.

1957 – First electric watch is introduced to the public.

1990 – Gen. Manuel Noriega surrenders to US Troops and is arrested by DEA Agents in Panama.

Happy birthday to Mel Gibson, Victoria Principal, John Paul Jones, Stephen Stills, and George Martin.

The earliest event that Wiki says happened on this day is “366 – The Alamanni cross the frozen Rhine River in large numbers, invading the Roman Empire” and the most recent is “2006 – An explosion in a coal mine in Sago, West Virginia traps and kills 12 miners, while leaving one miner in critical condition.”

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1920 – Second wave of the Palmer Raids; over 6000 people are arrested and held without trial for several months. Most of the arrest warrants were issued only because the citizen was a member of a labor union.

2008 – First time oil prices go above $100 a barrel.

Happy birthday to Tia Carrere, Richard Cole, and Jack Hanna.

The earliest event that Wiki says happened on this day is “153 BC – Roman consuls begin their year in office” and the most recent is “2011 – Estonia officially adopts the Euro currency and becomes the seventeenth eurozone country.”

A few other things that also occurred on this day are:

1808 – US bans the importation of slaves.

1890 – First Tournament of Roses Parade is held.

1892 – Ellis Island begins processing immigrants into the US.

1902 – First Rose Bowl game is held.

1971 – US ban on tobacco advertising on TV goes into effect.

1983 –  ARPANET changes protocols, officially opening up the “Internet” to the public.

Happy birthday to Danny Lloyd, Verne Troyer, Grandmaster Flash, Gary Johnson, Morgan Fisher, Rick Hurst, Don Novello, Country Joe McDonald, and Barry Goldberg.

The earliest event that Wiki says happened on this day is “406 – Vandals, Alans and Suebians cross the Rhine, beginning an invasion of Gaul” and the most recent is “2004 – The official opening of Taipei 101, the tallest skyscraper at that time in the world, standing at a height of 509 metres (1,670 ft).”

A few other things that also took place on this day are:

1961 – First live performance of the Beach Boys.

1973 – AC/DC’s first live performance.

1995 – Final strip of Calvin and Hobbes is published in newspapers.

Happy birthday to Donna Summer, Val Kilmer, Bebe Neuwirth, James Remar, Tom Hamilton, Tim Matheson, Burton Cummings, Ben Kingsley, and Anthony Hopkins.

The earliest event that Wiki says happened on this day is “1066 – Granada massacre: A Muslim mob storms the royal palace in Granada, crucifies Jewish vizier Joseph ibn Naghrela and massacres most of the Jewish population of the city” and the most recent is “2006 – Madrid Barajas International Airport is bombed.”

A few other things that also took place on this day are:

1809 – Boston makes it illegal to wear masks at any party or balls that allowed dancing.

1922 – The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics is created.

1963 – First episode of “Let’s Make a Deal” is broadcast on TV.

1993 – The Vatican recognizes Israel as a country and they establish formal diplomatic relations with each other.

Happy birthday to Eliza Dushku, Heidi Fleiss, Sean Hannity, Tracey Ullman, Jeff Lynne, Patti Smith, Davy Jones, Michael Nesmith, James Burrows, Noel Paul Stookey and Jack Riley.

The earliest event that Wiki says happened on this day is “1170 – Thomas Becket, Archbishop of Canterbury, is assassinated inside Canterbury Cathedral by followers of King Henry II; he subsequently becomes a saint and martyr in the Anglican Church and the Roman Catholic Church” and the most recent is “2003 – The last known speaker of Akkala Sami dies, rendering the language extinct.”

A couple other things that also took place on this day are:

1890 – US troops kill over 150 Indians at Wounded Knee. The 7th Calvary had been sent to the reservation in order to stop the tribes from performing the “Ghost Dance”, a religious ceremony that the Plains Indians believed would result in a re-birth of the Earth.

1970 – President Nixon signs the Occupational Safety and Health Act into law.

Happy birthday to Andy Wachowski, Paula Poundstone, Jon Polito, Ted Danson, Ray Thomas, and Mary Tyler Moore.

The earliest event that Wiki says happened on this day is “893 – An earthquake destroys the city of Dvin, Armenia” and the most recent is “2010 – Arab Spring: Popular protests begin in Algeria against the government.”

A couple other things that also took place are:

1867 – Congress approves the annexation of Midway Atoll, the first territory outside of the Continental US.

2008 – The Detroit Lions lose to the Green Bay Packers and end their season at 0-16, an NFL record.

Happy birthday to Elizabeth Jordan Carr, Denzel Washington, Mary Weiss, Edgar Winter, Charles Neville, Nichelle Nichols, Stan Lee, and Johnny Otis.

The earliest event that Wiki says happened on this day is “537 – The Hagia Sophia is completed” and the most recent is “2009 – Iranian election protests: On the Day of Ashura in Tehran, government security forces fire upon demonstrators.”

A few other things that also occurred on this day are:

1900 – For the first (of many to come) time Carrie Nation uses a hatchet to wreck a saloon.

1947 – Debut episode of “Howdy Doody.”

1979 – Soviet Union invades Afghanistan.

Happy birthday to David Knopfler, Mick Jones, Michael Pinder, and John Amos.