| 1788 | New York became the 11th state to ratify the Constitution. |
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| 1856 | Playwright George Bernard Shaw was born in Dublin, Ireland. |
| 1945 | Winston Churchill resigned as Britain's prime minister after his Conservatives were soundly defeated by the Labor Party. He was succeeded by Clement Attlee. |
| 1947 | President Harry S. Truman signed the National Security Act, creating the Department of Defense, the National Security Council, the Central Intelligence Agency and the Joint Chiefs of Staff. |
| 1948 | President Harry S. Truman signed executive orders prohibiting discrimination in the U.S. armed forces and federal employment. |
| 1952 | Adlai E. Stevenson was nominated for president by the Democratic National Convention in Chicago. |
| 1956 | Egyptian President Gamal Abdel Nasser nationalized the Suez Canal. |
| 1964 | Teamsters president Jimmy Hoffa and six others were convicted of fraud and conspiracy in the handling of a union pension fund. |
| 1971 | Apollo 15 was launched on a manned mission to the moon. |
| 1990 | The House of Representatives reprimanded Rep. Barney Frank, D-Mass., for ethics violations. |
| 1990 | President George H.W. Bush signed into law the Americans with Disabilities Act. |
| 1990 | The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported that a young woman – later identified as Kimberly Bergalis of Florida – had been infected with the AIDS virus, apparently by her dentist. |
| 2000 | A federal judge approved a $1.25 billion settlement between Swiss banks and more than a half million plaintiffs who alleged the banks had hoarded money deposited by Holocaust victims. |
| 2006 | A jury in Houston found Andrea Yates not guilty by reason of insanity in the drowning of her children in a bathtub in the second trial she faced on the charges; she was committed to a state mental hospital. |
BIRTHDAYS!!!!
| 1918 | Marjorie Lord, Actress ("Make Room for Daddy"), turns 94 |
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| 1939 | Bob Lilly, Football Hall of Famer, turns 73 |
| 1941 | Darlene Love, R&B singer, actress, turns 71 |
| 1943 | Mick Jagger, Rock singer (Rolling Stones), turns 69 |
| 1943 | Mike McConnell, Former director of national intelligence, turns 69 |
| 1949 | Roger Taylor, Rock musician (Queen), turns 63 |
| 1950 | Susan George, Actress, turns 62 |
| 1956 | Dorothy Hamill, Figure skater, turns 56 |
| 1964 | Sandra Bullock, Actress, turns 48 |
| 1965 | Jeremy Piven, Actor ("Entourage"), turns 47 |
| 1971 | Chris Harrison, TV host ("The Bachelor"), turns 41 |
| 1973 | Kate Beckinsale, Actress, turns 39 |
Also Kevin Spacey and Helen Mirren. RABBLE ON!!!!
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