1921 Roy Campanella born, Bkln Dodger catcher (NL MVP 1951/53/55).
1933 Larry King born, radio talk show host.
1969 Apollo 12's Conrad & Bean become 3rd & 4th humans on the Moon.
1969 Srka Lukesov born, First playmate in Czechoslovakian Playboy (May, 1991).
1985 Pres. Reagan & Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev meet for First time.
1925 Robert F. Kennedy born, Brookline, MA, (Sen-D-NY).
1929 Dick Clark born, Mt. Vernon, NY.
1969 Pele scores his 1,000th soccer goal.
1920 Stan Musial born, 7 times NL batting champ.
1935 First commercial crossing of Pacific by plane (China Clipper).
1977 First flight of the Concorde (London to New York).
1921 Rodney Dangerfield born Babylon, NY, comedian.
1935 First trans-Pacific airmail flight.
1950 Lowest NBA score, Ft. Wayne Pistons 19, Minneapolis Lakers 18.
1958 Jamie Lee Curtis born, Los Angeles, CA, actress.
1989 Patriots shutout Indianapolis 24-0.
1863 Battle of Chattanooga begins.
1863 Patent granted for a process of making color photographs.
1963 JFK's body lay in repose in East Room of White House.
1988 Wayne Gretzky scores his 600th NHL goal.
1871 National Rifle Association organized (NYC).
1926 KVI-AM in Seattle WA begins radio transmissions.
1954 First US Presidental airplane christened.
1960 Wilt Chamberlain pulls down 55 rebounds in a game (NBA record).
1963 Lee Harvey Oswald shot dead by Jack Ruby.
1966 400 die of respiratory failure & heart attack in killer NYC smog.
1947 John Larroquette New Orleans LA, actor.
1948 KING-TV, Seattle, goes on the air with First Pacific NW telecast.
1963 JFK laid to rest at Arlington National Cemetery.
1986 Iran-Contra affair erupts, President Reagan reveals secret arm deal.