On this date in:<\/p>\n
1851- Maine became the first state to enact a law prohibiting alcohol.<\/p>\n
1886- President Grover Cleveland, 49, married Frances Folsom, 21, in a White House ceremony.<\/p>\n
1897- Mark Twain was quoted by the New York Journal as saying “the report of my death was an exaggeration.”<\/p>\n
1924- Congress granted U.S. citizenship to all American Indians.<\/p>\n
1941- Baseball Hall of Famer Lou Gehrig died at age 37 of a degenerative disease, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.<\/p>\n
1946- The Italian monarchy was abolished in favor of a republic.<\/p>\n
1953- Queen Elizabeth II of Britain was crowned in Westminster Abbey, 16 months after the death of her father, King George VI.<\/p>\n
1979- Pope John Paul II arrived in his native Poland on the first visit by a pope to a Communist country.<\/p>\n
1981- The Japanese video arcade game “Donkey Kong” made its U.S. debut.<\/p>\n
1997- Timothy McVeigh was convicted of murder and conspiracy in the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing that killed 168 people.<\/p>\n
1998- Voters in California passed Proposition 227, requiring that all schoolchildren be taught in English.<\/p>\n
2010- Detroit Tigers pitcher Armando Galarraga lost his bid for a perfect game against Cleveland with two outs in the ninth inning on a call that first base umpire Jim Joyce later admitted he’d blown.<\/p>\n
2011- Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney announced his bid for the Republican presidential nomination.<\/p>\n
2012- Ousted Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak was sentenced to life in prison after a court convicted him on charges of complicity in the killing of protesters during the 2011 uprising that forced him from power.<\/p>\n
Today’s Birthdays:<\/p>\n
Rock musician, Charlie Watts, (Rolling Stones) turns 74 years old today.<\/p>\n
Sally Kellerman, Actress, 78<\/p>\n
Stacy Keach, Actor, 74<\/p>\n
Charles Haid, Actor, (“Hill Street Blues”) 72<\/p>\n
Jerry Mathers, Actor, (“Leave it to Beaver”) 67<\/p>\n
Joanna Gleason, Actress, 65<\/p>\n
Dennis Haysbert, Actor, (“24”) 61<\/p>\n
Dana Carvey, Comedian, (“Saturday Night Live”) 60<\/p>\n
Michael Steele, Rock musician, (The Bangles) 60<\/p>\n
Kyle Petty, Auto racer, 55<\/p>\n
Wayne Brady Actor, comedian, (“Whose Line is it Anyway”) 43<\/p>\n
Wentworth Miller, Actor, (“Prison Break”) 43<\/p>\n
Zachary Quinto, Actor, (“Heroes”) 38<\/p>\n
Dominic Cooper, Actor, 37<\/p>\n
Nikki Cox, Actress, 37<\/p>\n
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