James Ludlow Elliot(astronomer who discovered the rings of Uranus)–
Joe Piscopo(actor)–
Greg Kinnear(actor)–
Venus Williams(tennis player)–
Died
Duffy Lewis(baseball player)–
J. Carter Brown(headed the National Gallery)–
Gloria Vanderbilt(fashion icon)–
Events
Sir Francis Drake landed on the Pacific Coast –
The Battle of Bunker Hill in Charlestown, Massachusetts, took place during the siege of Boston. It was the first major battle of the American Revolution. –
Republican Party’s first national convention to nominate a presidential candidate took place in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania –
Plow and gun combo patented –
The French ship Isere, carrying the Statue of Liberty in 214 crates, arrived in New York City –
Army weekly magazine Yank coined the term G.I. Joe” in a comic strip drawn by Dave Breger” –
First U.S. mobile telephone commercial service inaugurated, St. Louis, Missouri –
Trans-Canada Air Lines began serving quick-freeze meals –
15th FIFA World Cup soccer games began. For the first time in history, the event was held in the United States. –
Following a bizarre televised highway chase, O. J. Simpson was arrested for the murders of his ex-wife, Nicole Brown Simpson, and her friend Ronald Goldman –
Double-hulled, 66-foot Polynesian voyaging canoe Hokule’a returned to Hawaii from around-the-world trip. –
Weather
Santa Ana winds roasted fruit on the trees in California –
Santa Barbara, California’s temperature hit 133 degrees F –
