This was a big day in Max's Rap history....
1844 | The Young Men's Christian Association was founded in London. |
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1925 | Walter Percy Chrysler founded the Chrysler Corp. |
1933 | The first drive-in movie theater opened, in Camden County, N.J. |
1934 | The Securities and Exchange Commission was established. |
1966 | Black activist James Meredith was shot and wounded as he walked along a Mississippi highway to encourage black voter registration. |
1968 | Sen. Robert F. Kennedy died at Good Samaritan Hospital in Los Angeles, a day after he was shot by Sirhan Bishara Sirhan. |
1978 | California voters overwhelmingly approved Proposition 13, a ballot measure calling for major cuts in property taxes. |
1982 | Israeli forces invaded Lebanon to drive PLO fighters out of the country. |
1985 | Authorities in Brazil exhumed a body later identified as that of Dr. Josef Mengele, the Nazi doctor who conducted medical experiments on inmates at Auschwitz during World War II. |
1990 | The 2 Live Crew album "As Nasty As They Wanna Be" was ruled obscene by a federal judge in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. |
2004 | Phylicia Rashad became the first African-American actress to win a Tony for a leading dramatic role for her work in a revival of "A Raisin in the Sun." |
2005 | The Supreme Court ruled 6-3 that people who smoke marijuana because their doctors recommend it to ease pain can be prosecuted for violating federal drug laws. |
2011 | After days of denials, Rep. Anthony Weiner, D-N.Y., confessed that he had tweeted a lewd photo of himself to a woman and admitted to "inappropriate" exchanges with six women. |
Roy Innis, Civil rights leader, turns 78 | |
Gary "U.S." Bonds, Rock singer, turns 73 | |
Harvey Fierstein, Actor, turns 60 | |
Sandra Bernhard, Actress, comedian, turns 57 | |
Bjorn Borg, Tennis Hall of Famer, turns 56 | |
Jimmy Jam, Record producer, turns 53 | |
Colin Quinn, Comedian ("Saturday Night Live"), turns 53 | |
Steve Vai, Rock musician, turns 52 | |
Max Casella, Actor, turns 45 Paul Giamatti, Actor, turns 45 |
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Natalie Morales, Broadcast journalist, turns 40 | |
Uncle Kracker, Rapper, rocker, turns 38 | |
Sonya Walger, Actress ("Lost," "FlashForward"), turns 38 |