BIRTHDAYS:
1883, Lon Chaney, man of a thousand faces

1929, Jane Powell, American actress and singer

1932, Debbie Reynolds, dancer

1939, Lee MacGraw


EVENTS:
1778, Oliver Pollock, a New Orleans Businessman, creates the "$" symbol.

1850, San Francisco County Government is established.

1889, The first dishwashing machine is marketed in Chicago.

1941, Navy takes over San Francisco Bay's Treasure Island.

1960, TIROS I (Television & Infra-Red Observation Satellite) launched to improve weather prediction.

1963, Alfred Hitchcock's "The Birds" is released.

1963, The Soap Opera "General Hospital" airs for the first time.

Most successful men have not achieved their distinction by having some new talent or opportunity presented to them. They have developed the opportunity that was at hand.
- Bruce Barton