On this day in

On this day in...
1492 – Christopher Columbus sets sail from Palos de la Frontera, Spain.
1678 – Robert LaSalle builds the Le Griffon, the first known ship built in America.
1852 – First Boat Race between Yale and Harvard, the first American intercollegiate athletic event. Harvard won.
1914 – World War I: Germany declares war against France.
1934 – Adolf Hitler becomes the supreme leader of Germany by joining the offices of President and Chancellor into Führer.
1936 – Jesse Owens wins the 100 meter dash by defeating Ralph Metcalfe at Berlin Olympics.
1958 – The Billboard Hot 100 is founded

Births
1925 – Marv Levy, American football coach
1926 – Tony Bennett, American singer
1940 – Martin Sheen, American actor
1941 – Martha Stewart, American media personality
1950 – John Landis, American film director
1977 – Tom Brady, American football player
1987 – Brooklyn Decker, American fashion model

A really good day for active old men. Martin Sheen still acts in a bunch of stuff and I believe Tony Bennett still tours. Plus, Marv Levy was still the Bills' GM up until a year ago. He probably shouldn't have been but he was.