On this day in...

On this day in...
1789 – George Washington is unanimously elected as the first President of the United States by the U.S. Electoral College.
1792 – George Washington is unanimously elected to a second term as President of the United States by the U.S. Electoral College.
1801 – John Marshall is sworn in as Chief Justice of the United States.
1861 – American Civil War: In Montgomery, Alabama, Delegates from six break-away U.S. states meet and form The Confederate States of America.
1941 – World War II: The United Service Organization (USO) is created to entertain American troops.
1969 – Yasser Arafat takes over as chairman of the Palestine Liberation Organization.
1992 – A Coup d'état is led by Hugo Chávez Frías, against Venezuelan President Carlos Andrés Pérez.
2004 – Facebook, a mainstream online social network is founded by Mark Zuckerberg.

Births
1902 – Charles Lindbergh, American pilot (d. 1974)
1912 – Byron Nelson, American golfer (d. 2006)
1913 – Rosa Parks, American civil rights activist (d. 2005)
1921 – Betty Friedan, American feminist (d. 2006)
1923 – Conrad Bain, Canadian-born actor, 'Diff'rent Strokes'
1936 – David Brenner, American comedian
1947 – Dan Quayle, 44th Vice President of the United States
1948 – Alice Cooper, American musician
1959 – Lawrence Taylor, American football player.
1962 – Clint Black, American musician
1971 – Rob Corddry, American actor and comedian
1973 – Oscar de la Hoya, Mexican-born boxer
1975 – Natalie Imbruglia, Australian musician and actress
1976 – Cam'ron, American rapper

Long list of birthdays today with a pilot who lost his baby, a great golfer, some musicians and actors, a boxer who likes to crossdress and a politician that can't spell potato. But I'm highlighting former Diff'rent Stroke star Conrad Bain.