On this day in...

On this day in...
1803 – The Supreme Court of the United States, in Marbury v. Madison, establishes the principle of judicial review.
1863 – Arizona is organized as a United States territory.
1868 – The first parade to have floats is staged at Mardi Gras in New Orleans, Louisiana.
1868 – Andrew Johnson becomes the first President of the United States to be impeached by the United States House of Representatives. He is later acquitted in the Senate.
1893 – The American University is chartered by an act of the Congress of the United States of America.
1917 – World War I: The U.S. ambassador to the United Kingdom is given the Zimmermann Telegram, in which Germany pledges to ensure the return of New Mexico, Texas, and Arizona to Mexico if Mexico declares war on the United States.
1920 – The Nazi Party is founded.
1970 – National Public Radio is founded in the United States.
1981 – Buckingham Palace announces the engagement of The Prince of Wales and Lady Diana Spencer.
1989 – Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini offers a USD $3 million bounty for the death of The Satanic Verses author Salman Rushdie.
2008 – Fidel Castro retires as the President of Cuba after nearly fifty years.

Births
1885 – Chester Nimitz, U.S. admiral (d. 1966)
1938 – Phil Knight, American sportswear manufacturer
1942 – Joe Lieberman, American politician
1955 – Steve Jobs, American computer pioneer
1956 – Paula Zahn, American journalist
1958 – Sammy Kershaw, American musician
1966 – Billy Zane, American actor
1968 – Mitch Hedberg, American comedian (d. 2005)
1970 – Jeff Garcia, American football player
1977 – Floyd Mayweather Jr, American boxer

A pretty good list on the Birthday Express today with the fathers of Nike and Apple, the most conservative democrat in Congress, a coedian for potheads, a red haired quarterback and a cocky boxer. But I'm highlighting my favorite country singer Samm Kershaw.