BIRTHDAYS:
1929, Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, redecorator

1943, Bill Bradley

1943, Mike Bloomfield

1948, Sally Struthers, actress

1972, Elizabeth Berkley, actress


EVENTS:
1821, Peru gains its independence.

1849, "Memmon" is first clipper to reach San Francisco, 120 days out of New York Harbor.

1900, The Hamburger is created by Louis Lassing in Connecticut.

1914, The Foxtrot is first danced at the New Amsterdam Roof Garden, in New York City. Music by Harry Fox.

1931, Congress makes "The Star-Spangled Banner" our 2nd National Anthem.

1933, First Singing Telegram is delivered (to Rudy Vallee.)

1975, The "Hustle" hits #1 on disco charts.

1996, Charles Austin wins first Gold Medal for the United States since 1968 in the high jump competition.

To succeed, you need to find something to hold on to, something to motivate you, something to inspire you.
- Tony Dorsett