In 1868, President Andrew Johnson was acquitted in his impeachment trial by one Senate vote. In 1929, the first Academy Awards were presented. In 1966, the Beach Boys and Bob Dylan released their respective seminal records Pet Sounds and Blonde on Blonde. In 1997, President Mobutu Sese Seko relinquished power after 32 years of dictatorial rule in Zaire.

Henry Fonda (1905-1982), actor; Studs Terkel (1912-2008), author/journalist; Liberace (1919-1987), pianist; Billy Martin (1928-1989), baseball player/manager; Pierce Brosnan (1953- ), actor; Mare Winningham (1959- ), actress; Janet Jackson (1966- ), singer; Megan Fox (1986- ), actress.

In 1980, rookie Earvin “Magic” Johnson, filling in for an injured Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, scored 42 points in the Los Angeles Lakers’ NBA Championship win.

Bob Dylan’s Blonde on Blonde was the first rock double-album, and the first studio-recorded double-album.

“I always felt that there’s a deep decency in the American people and a native intelligence—providing they have the facts, providing they have the information.” – Studs Terkel