On this day in...

On this day in...
1653 – New Amsterdam (later renamed The City of New York) is incorporated.
1790 – The U.S. Supreme Court convenes for the first time.
1848 – California Gold Rush: The first ship with Chinese emigrants arrives in San Francisco, California.
1876 – The National League of Professional Baseball Clubs of Major League Baseball is formed.
1887 – In Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania the first Groundhog Day is observed.
1940 – Frank Sinatra debuts with the Tommy Dorsey orchestra.
1943 – World War II: The last German forces surrender to the Soviets after the Battle of Stalingrad.
1967 – The American Basketball Association is formed.
1989 – Soviet war in Afghanistan: The last Soviet Union armored column leaves Kabul.
1990 – Apartheid: F.W. de Klerk allows the African National Congress to function legally and promises to release Nelson Mandela.

Births
1882 – James Joyce, Irish author (d. 1941)
1895 – George Halas, American NFL co-founder (d. 1983)
1942 – Graham Nash, British-born American musician
1947 – Farrah Fawcett, American actress (d. 2009)
1952 – John Cornyn, American politician
1953 – Duane Chapman, American bounty hunter
1954 – Christie Brinkley, American model
1977 – Shakira, Colombian singer
1980 – Gucci Mane, American rapper

Decent list of birthdays today with some former sex symbols, a couple of musicians and the co founder of the NFL but I'm going to highlight Dog the Bounty Hunter who has seemingly disappeared from relevance. Here's Cartman's portayl of the once great reality star.