BIRTHDAYS:
1820, William Tecumseh Sherman, Civil War general.

1828, Jules Verne, pioneered what later became science fiction.

1906, Chester F. Carlson, invented xerography (xeroxing)

1920, Lana Turner, actress.

1925, Jack Lemmon, actor.

1931, James Dean, singer.

1940, Ted Koppel, news anchor.

1949, Brook Adams

1968, Gary Coleman, actor

1974, Seth Green, actor, "Buffy The Vampire Slayer".


EVENTS:
1693, Charter granted for College of William & Mary, 2nd college in US.

1883, Louis Waterman begins experiments that invent the fountain pen.

1908, Boy Scouts of America founded.

1915, "Birth of a Nation" opens at Clune's Auditorium in Los Angeles.

1922, Radio arrives in the White House.

1957, Public Library's bookmobile initiated in front of City Hall.

1977, Earthquake, at 5.0, strongest since 1966.

The well of Providence is deep. It's the buckets we bring to it that are small.
- Mary Webb, Scottish religious leader (circa 1881-1927).