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Holidays and Observances
Famous Birthdays
- 1984: Carmelo Anthony - Denver Nuggets
- 1967: Noel Gallagher - Oasis
- 1958: Annette Bening - Running with Scissors
- 1917: John F. Kennedy - 35th President
- 1903: Bob Hope - Comedian
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The 1990s
- 1999: Space Shuttle Discovery is the first shuttle to dock with the International Space Station.
- 1990: Boris Yeltsin was elected president of the Russian Republic by the Russian parliament.
The 1980s
- 1988: President Ronald Reagan meets with Soviet Union leader Mikhail Gorbachev.
The 1950s
- 1953: Sir Edmund Hillary of New Zealand and Tenzing Norgay of Nepal become the first climbers to reach the top of Mount Everest
- 1999: Space Shuttle Discovery is the first shuttle to dock with the International Space Station.