On this day in...

On this day in...
1789 – The University of North Carolina is chartered by the North Carolina General Assembly.
1792 – French Revolution: King Louis XVI of France is put on trial for treason by the National Convention.
1816 – Indiana becomes the 19th U.S. state.
1941 – World War II: Germany and Italy declare war on the United States, following the Americans' declaration of war on Japan in the wake of the attack on Pearl Harbor. The United States, in turn, declares war on Germany and Italy.
1946 – The United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF) is established.
1964 – Che Guevara speaks at the United Nations General Assembly in New York City. An unknown terrorist fires a mortar shell at the building during the speech.
1971 – The Libertarian Party of the United States is formed.
2008 – Bernard Madoff is arrested and charged with securities fraud in a $50 billion Ponzi scheme.

Births
1924 – Doc Blanchard, American football player (d. 2009)
1941 – Max Baucus, American politician, senior senator of Montana
1954 – Jermaine Jackson, American singer (Jackson 5)
1971 – Willie McGinest, American football player
1973 – Mos Def, American rapper and actor
1974 – Rey Mysterio, Mexican professional wrestler
1979 – Rider Strong, American actor

We finish the week's birthdays on a bit of a down note. I couldn't even figure out what would make a good video. I guess I could have picked out a Jackson 5 video but I'll go with Rider Strong as Shawn from "Boy Meets World.