On this date:
In 100 B. C. E., Julius Caesar was born in Rome. [Older than Jesus, w/ the same initials. — Ed.]
In 1543, England's King Henry VIII married his sixth and last wife, Catherine Parr.
In 1690, Protestant forces led by William of Orange defeated the Roman Catholic army of James II at the Battle of the Boyne in Ireland.
In 1812, United States forces led by Gen. William Hull entered Canada during the War of 1812 against Britain. (However, Hull retreated shortly thereafter to Detroit.)
In 1817, writer and naturalist Henry David Thoreau was born in Concord, Mass.
In 1854, George Eastman, inventor of the Kodak camera, was born in Waterville, N.Y.
In 1862, Congress authorized the Medal of Honor.
On hundred years ago, in 1909, the House of Representatives joined the Senate in passing the 16th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, allowing for a federal income tax, and submitted it to the states. (It was declared ratified in February 1913.)
In 1948, the Democratic national convention, which nominated President Harry S. Truman for a second term of office, opened in Philadelphia.
In 1972, George McGovern won the Democratic presidential nomination at the party's convention in Miami Beach.
In 1974, John Ehrlichman, a former aide to President Richard Nixon, and three others were convicted of conspiring to violate the civil rights of Daniel Ellsberg's former psychiatrist.
In 1977, President Jimmy Carter defended Supreme Court limits on government payments for poor women's abortions, saying, "There are many things in life that are not fair."
In 1988, Democratic presidential candidate Michael S. Dukakis tapped Sen. Lloyd Bentsen of Texas as his running-mate.
In 1990, Russian President Boris Yeltsin resigned from the Communist Party.
In 1993, some 200 people were killed when a magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck northern Japan and triggered a tsunami.
Ten years ago: President Bill Clinton and Republican congressional leaders held their first face-to-face budget meeting of the year; the talk was described afterward as positive.
Five years ago: President George W. Bush defended the Iraq war during a visit to the Oak Ridge National Laboratory in Tennessee, saying the invasion had made America safer. Wall Street brokerage Morgan Stanley settled a sex discrimination suit brought by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, agreeing to pay $54 million.
One year ago: Former White House press secretary Tony Snow died in Washington at age 53. Former All-Star outfielder and longtime Yankees broadcaster Bobby Murcer died in Oklahoma City at age 62. Angelina Jolie gave birth to twins Knox and Vivienne, making a family of eight with Brad Pitt.
Today's Birthdays: Movie director Monte Hellman is 77. Pianist Van Cliburn is 75. Comedian Bill Cosby is 72. Singer-musician Christine McVie is 66. Actress Denise Nicholas is 65. Singer-songwriter Butch Hancock is 64. Fitness guru Richard Simmons is 61. Actor Jay Thomas is 61. Singer Walter Egan is 61. Writer-producer Brian Grazer is 58. Actress Cheryl Ladd is 58. Actor Jamey Sheridan is 58. Country singer Julie Miller is 53. Gospel singer Sandi Patty is 53. Actress Mel Harris is 53. Actor Buddy Foster is 52. Rock guitarist Dan Murphy (Soul Asylum) is 47. Actress Judi Evans is 45. Rock singer Robin Wilson (Gin Blossoms) is 44. Actress Lisa Nicole Carson is 40. Olympic gold medal figure skater Kristi Yamaguchi is 38. Country singer Shannon Lawson is 36. Rapper Magoo is 36. San Jose Sharks defenseman Dan Boyle is 33. Actress Anna Friel is 33. R&B singer Tracie Spencer is 33. Actor Steve Howey is 32. Actor Topher Grace is 31. Actress Michelle Rodriguez is 31.
Today In Entertainment History -- In 1895, Broadway lyricist Oscar Hammerstein II was born in New York City.
In 1908, comedian Milton Berle was born Mendel Berlinger in New York City.
In 1962, the Rolling Stones played their first gig at a club in London. The line-up of the band included Mick Jagger, Brian Jones and Keith Richards. Drummer Charlie Watts and bassist Bill Wyman joined later.
In 1969, Blind Faith made its US debut at New York's Madison Square Garden. "The Ballad of John and Yoko" was banned by many radio stations because they found the line "Christ, you know it ain't easy" to be offensive. [Goddamnit, that is pretty offensive. — Ed.]
In 1970, Johnny Cash sent autographed records and photos to South Dakota judge S.K. Hicks, who claimed to be the inspiration for Johnny Cash's single "A Boy Named Sue." In 1975, K.C. and the Sunshine Band made their pop chart debut with "Get Down Tonight."
Thirty years ago, in 1979, singer Minnie Riperton died of cancer. She was best known for her 1975 hit "Lovin' You." Also: A Chicago disc jockey held a "disco demolition" between a baseball doubleheader at Comiskey Park. The second game was called off because so much damage had been done to the field.
In 1983, musician Chris Wood, who had played the saxophone and flute for Traffic, died in London of liver failure.
In 1992, Guns N' Roses singer Axl Rose was arrested at New York's JFK International Airport on a warrant from St. Louis prosecutors. Rose was wanted on charges stemming from a riot during a 1991 Guns N' Roses concert. He was released on $100,000 bond. A memorial to Buddy Holly was unveiled in Dallas.
In 1996, drummer Jimmy Chamberlin of Smashing Pumpkins was charged with heroin possession. Police say he was with Jonathan Melvoin, a backup keyboard player for the band who died of a drug overdose in a hotel room in New York.
[Fucking shit AP, is this "Today in Entertainment History" or "Crap That's Happened to Musicians Over The Past 50+ Years?" — Ed.]
Thought for Today: "Man is not made for society, but society is made for man. No institution can be good which does not tend to improve the individual." — Margaret Fuller, American social reformer (1810-1850).
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