On this day in...

1531 – Henry VIII of England is recognized as supreme head of the Church of England.
1752 – Pennsylvania Hospital, the first hospital in the United States, opens.
1794 – First session of United States Senate open to the public.
1861 – American Civil War: United States House of Representatives unanimously passes a resolution guaranteeing noninterference with slavery in any state.
1937 – A sit-down strike ends when General Motors recognizes the United Auto Workers Union.
1941 – The first gold record is presented to Glenn Miller for "Chattanooga Choo Choo".
1963 – Julia Child's show The French Chef premieres.
1964 – The Beatles hold their first concert in the United States at the Washington Coliseum in Washington, D.C.
1990 – Nelson Mandela, a political prisoner for 27 years, is released from Victor Verster Prison outside Cape Town, South Africa.
2006 – Vice President of the United States Dick Cheney accidentally shoots Harry Whittington in the face, neck, and upper torso while hunting quail.

Births
1909 – Max Baer, American boxer and actor (d. 1959)
1926 – Leslie Nielsen, Canadian actor
1936 – Burt Reynolds, American actor
1962 – Sheryl Crow, American musician
1964 – Sarah Palin, 11th Governor of Alaska
1964 – Ken Shamrock, American martial artist
1969 – Jennifer Aniston, American actress
1974 – D'Angelo, American singer
1975 – Jacque Vaughn, American basketball player
1976 – Tony Battie, American basketball player
1979 – Brandy, American singer and actress
1980 – Matthew Lawrence, American actor
1981 – Kelly Rowland, American singer

So Glenn Beck yesterday and Sarah Palin today? That's almost too much rhetoric for one week. Luckily today is saved by the remainder of the birthdays include some child stars, some great college ballers, Rachel from 'Friends,' a Nazi boxer and two great old actors. Here is the kind of the stache Burt Reynolds in some 'Cannonball Run' outtakes and Leslie Nielsen in the baseball scene in 'Naked Gun.'