On this day in...
1790 – In New York City, the Supreme Court of the United States attempts to convene for the first time.
1861 – American Civil War: Texas secedes from the United States.
1865 – President Abraham Lincoln signs the Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution.
1893 – Thomas A. Edison finishes construction of the first motion picture studio, the Black Maria in West Orange, New Jersey.
1920 – The Royal Canadian Mounted Police begins operations.
1978 – Director Roman Polanski skips bail and flees the United States to France after pleading guilty to charges of engaging in sex with a 13-year-old girl.
1979 – Convicted bank robber Patty Hearst is released from prison after her sentence is commuted by President Jimmy Carter.
1993 – Gary Bettman becomes the NHL's first commissioner
2004 – Janet Jackson's breast is exposed during the half-time show of Super Bowl XXXVIII, resulting in US broadcasters adopting a stronger adherence to Federal Communications Commission censorship guidelines.
Births
1901 – Clark Gable, American actor (d. 1960)
1937 – Garrett Morris, American comedian
1948 – Rick James, American musician and composer (d. 2004)
1968 – Lisa Marie Presley, American singer and actress
1968 – Pauly Shore, American comedian
1971 – Michael C. Hall, American actor
1975 – Big Boi, American musician (Outkast)
1979 – Kelsey Walter, Braylon Edwards apologist
1986 – Lauren Conrad, American TV star
Great list of birthdays today with some big names but I've got to highlight two legends including "Superfreak" singer Rick James and friend of the BYB/former high school football mascot Kelsey Walter. Since there is no video of K$ punching the rival team's mascot (which turned out to be a girl) I'll have to go with Rick James on Chappelle's Show. Cocaine is a hell of a drug.
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| True Hollywood Stories - Rick James Pt 2 | ||||
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