On this day in...

On this day in...
1824 – U.S. presidential election, 1824: Since no candidate had received a majority of the total electoral college votes in the election, the United States House of Representatives is given the task of deciding the winner in accordance with the Twelfth Amendment to the United States Constitution.
1913 – The Ford Motor Company introduces the first moving assembly line.
1919 – Lady Astor becomes first female member of the British Parliament to take her seat.
1955 – American Civil Rights Movement: In Montgomery, Alabama, seamstress Rosa Parks refuses to give her bus seat to a white man and is arrested for violating the city's racial segregation laws, an incident which leads to the Montgomery Bus Boycott.
1969 – Vietnam War: The first draft lottery in the United States is held since World War II.
1981 – The AIDS virus is officially recognized.
1982 – At the University of Utah, Barney Clark becomes the first person to receive a permanent artificial heart.
1988 – Benazir Bhutto is appointed Prime Minister of Pakistan.
1998 – Exxon announces a $73.7 billion USD deal to buy Mobil, thus creating Exxon-Mobil, the world's largest company.

Births
1761 – Marie Tussaud, French creator of wax sculptures (Madame Tussauds) (d. 1850)
1935 – Woody Allen, American film director, actor, and comedian
1939 – Lee Trevino, American golfer
1940 – Richard Pryor, American actor, comedian (d. 2005)
1945 – Bette Midler, American actress and singer
1966 – Larry Walker, Canadian baseball player
1970 – Sarah Silverman, American actress and comedian
1977 – Jared Fogle, American Subway spokesperson

Lots of good birthdays again with a wax lady, a neurotic jew, a very funny black man and a good golfer. Plus its my girl Sarah Silverman's b-day. Looking forward to her show coming back on, especially since I'm about to lose 'Sunny' for a year and 'Monk' forever.