1789 – George Washington sends the proposed Constitutional amendments (The United States Bill of Rights) to the States for ratification.
1835 – The Texas Revolution begins with the Battle of Gonzales: Mexican soldiers attempt to disarm the people of Gonzales, Texas, but encounter stiff resistance from a hastily assembled militia.
1950 – Peanuts by Charles M. Schulz is first published.
1967 – Thurgood Marshall is sworn in as the first African-American justice of United States Supreme Court.
2002 – The Beltway sniper attacks begin, extending over three weeks.
2006 – Five school girls are murdered by Charles Carl Roberts in a shooting at an Amish school in Nickel Mines, Pennsylvania before Roberts commits suicide.
Births
1800 – Nat Turner, American leader of slave uprising (d. 1831)
1890 – Groucho Marx, American comedian and actor (d. 1977)
1970 – Kelly Ripa, American actress
1971 – Tiffany, American singer
1982 – Tyson Chandler, American basketball player
It's a sleepy Friday afternoon in the BYB. You know what that means. I think we're alone now. Doesn't seem to be anyone around.
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