On this day in...

On this day in...
1636 – A vote of the Great and General Court of the Massachusetts Bay Colony establishes the first college in what would become the United States, today known as Harvard University.
1886 – In New York Harbor, President Grover Cleveland dedicates the Statue of Liberty.
1918 – World War I: Czechoslovakia is granted independence from Austria-Hungary marking the beginning of independent Czechoslovak state, after 300 years.
1919 – The U.S. Congress passes the Volstead Act over President Woodrow Wilson's veto, paving the way for Prohibition to begin the following January.
1922 – March on Rome: Italian fascists led by Benito Mussolini march on Rome and take over the Italian government.
1929 – Black Monday, a day in the Wall Street Crash of 1929, which also saw major stock market upheaval.
1942 – The Alaska Highway (Alcan Highway) is completed through Canada to Fairbanks, Alaska.
2005 – Plame affair: Lewis Libby, Vice-president Dick Cheney's chief of staff, is indicted in the Valerie Plame case. Libby resigns later that day.

Births
1936 – Charlie Daniels, American musician
1937 – Lenny Wilkens, American basketball player and coach
1944 – Dennis Franz, American actor
1949 – Bruce Jenner, American athlete
1955 – Bill Gates, American software executive
1956 – Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, President of Iran
1966 – Steve Atwater, American football player
1972 – Terrell Davis, American football player
1972 – Brad Paisley, American musician
1980 – Christy Hemme, American professional wrestler


We've got some good and some bad on this day. The Statue of Liberty got dedicated, Harvard was established, the titan of the software game was born as were two of my favorite Bronco players. On the bad side we had the beginnings of prohibition, Italian Facism, Cheney's Facism and the birth of Ahmadinejad. So is it a good day or a bad day? I hope this photo settles that.