On this day in...

On this day in...
1830 – Abdication of Charles X of France.
1848 – Irish Potato Famine: Tipperary Revolt – in Tipperary, an unsuccessful nationalist revolt against British rule is put down by police.
1921 – Adolf Hitler becomes leader of the National Socialist German Workers Party.
1948 – Olympic Games: The Games of the XIV Olympiad – after a hiatus of 12 years caused by World War II, the first Summer Olympics to be held since the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin opened in London.
1966 – Bob Dylan is injured in a motorcycle accident near Woodstock, New York.
1976 – In New York City, the "Son of Sam" kills one person and seriously wounds another in the first of a series of attacks.
1981 – Marriage of Prince Charles to Lady Diana Spencer.

Births
1933 – Lou Albano, American pro wrestling manager
1936 – Elizabeth Dole, U.S. Senator from North Carolina
1953 – Ken Burns, American producer and director
1956 – Teddy Atlas, American boxing trainer and commentator
1974 – Afroman, American rapper

Pretty interesting day overall. Hitler takes over the Nazis, the Son of Sam starts his killing spree and Lady Di gets married. That's some history. Plus Afroman was born. His music was a staple of the first 27th Street House.

CAUTION. NSFW. EXPLICIT LYRICS.