• 2011 - Australia bans live cattle exports to Indonesia for up to six months in response to reports of cruel treatment at Indonesian slaughterhouses
• 2010 - The trial of former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich begins today; Blagojevich faces corruption charges regarding his alleged attempt to sell Barack Obama's Senate seat
• 2007 - Space Shuttle Atlantis, STS-117, is launched from Kennedy Space Center, to deliver starboard truss to the International Space Station.
• 1994 - Today in History, 7.8 earthquake strikes North Bolivia
• 1992 - New York Yankee pitcher Steve Howe is banned from baseball for 7th time
• 1979 - "The Source," 1st computer public information service, goes on-line
• 1969 - Rolling Stones guitarist Mick Taylor replaces Brian Jones
• 1968 - On this day in History, James Earl Ray, alleged assassin of Martin Luther King, Jr., captured
• 1949 - Siam changes name to Thailand
• 1944 - 1st SS-Pantser corps counter attacks at Normandy
• 1936 - 1st parking meters are invented
• 1886 - Today in History, 1st Civil Rights Act passes
• 1824- Washing machine patented by Noah Cushing of Quebec
• 1815 - 39 German states unite under Act of Confederation
• 1786 - Commercially made ice cream 1st advertised, Mr. Hall, New York City
• 452 - Italy invaded by Attila the Hun

Famous and Historical Birthdays - Say Happy Birthday to . . .

• Kanye West – Musician
• Gabrielle Giffords – Politician
• Julianna Margulies – Actress
• Tyler Davison –  world's smallest baby at 6 inches, 11 ounces
• Keenan Ivory Wayans – Comedian
• Tim Berners-Lee – Computer Scientist accredited with creating the World Wide Web
• Greg Ginn  - Musician
• Bonnie Tyler – Singer
• Joan Rivers – Comedienne
• Frank Lloyd Wright – Architect
• Giovanni D Cassini – Astronomer