On this day in...

On this day in...
1540 – Thomas Cromwell is executed at the order of Henry VIII of England on charges of treason.
1794 – Maximilien Robespierre is executed by guillotine in Paris during the French Revolution.
1868 – The 14th Amendment to the Constitution of the United States is passed, establishing African-American citizenship and guaranteeing due process of law.
1914 – World War I: Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia after Serbia rejects the conditions of an ultimatum sent by Austria on July 23 following the assassination of Archduke Francis Ferdinand.
1965 – Vietnam War: U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson announces his order to increase the number of United States troops in South Vietnam from 75,000 to 125,000.
1996 – Kennewick Man, the remains of a prehistoric man, is discovered near Kennewick, Washington.

Births
1943 – Bill Bradley, American basketball player and politician
1945 – Jim Davis, American cartoonist (Garfield)
1951 – Doug Collins, American basketball player and head coach
1954 – Hugo Chávez, President of Venezuela
1964 – Lori Loughlin, American actress (Aunt Becky from Full House)
1969 – Dana White, UFC President
1977 – Manu Ginóbili, Argentine basketball player

A good day for basketball b-days with Bill Bradley, Doug Collins and Manu Manu. Plus its Jim Davis' birthday. I was a Garfield nut when I was a kid. Last year on Halloween I even watched the Garfield Halloween Special and giggled my ass off.