Historical Events
1866
The US Congress authorizes the nickel five-cent coin.
1868
The US Senate fails by one vote to remove President Andrew Johnson in his impeachment trial.
1929
The first Academy Awards ceremony is held at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel.
1966
Mao Zedong begins the Cultural Revolution in China.
1988
The Surgeon General reports nicotine is as addictive as heroin or cocaine.
Famous Birthdays
1763
Charles-Geneviève-Louis-Auguste-André-Timothée d'Éon de Beaumont
French diplomat and spy who lived half their life as a man and half as a woman.
1801
William H. Prescott
American historian known for his works on the conquest of Mexico and Peru.
1905
Henry Fonda
American actor known for 12 Angry Men and On Golden Pond.
1955
Debra Winger
American actress known for Terms of Endearment.
1966
Janet Jackson
American singer and actress, sister of Michael Jackson.
