On this day in...

On this day in...
1570 – Pope Pius V excommunicates Queen Elizabeth I of England.
1793 – George Washington holds the first Cabinet meeting as President of the United States.
1870 – Hiram Rhodes Revels, a Republican from Mississippi, is sworn into the United States Senate, becoming the first African American ever to sit in the U.S. Congress.
1919 – Oregon places a 1 cent per U.S. gallon tax on gasoline, becoming the first U.S. state to levy a gasoline tax.
1932 – Adolf Hitler obtains German citizenship by naturalization, which allows him to run in the 1932 election for Reichspräsident.
1951 – The first Pan American Games are held in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Births
1940 – Billy Packer, American sports broadcaster
1949 – Ric Flair, American professional wrestler
1958 – Jeff Fisher, American football coach
1958 – Kurt Rambis, American basketball player
1961 – Todd Blackledge, American football player
1965 – Carrot Top, American comedian
1966 – Téa Leoni, American actress
1966 – Nancy O'Dell, American reporter and television personality
1971 – Sean Astin, American actor
1975 – Chelsea Handler, American comedian and actress
1976 – Rashida Jones, American actress
1985 – Joakim Noah, American basketball player

Great list of birthdays today with a b-ball announcer, some ugly basketball players, Rudy, the girl from 'Parks and Recreation,' a red haired steroid freak and a legend of the ring. Ric Flair was recently hospitalized after his young wife beat him senseless. I'm hoping Nature Boy is feeling better on his birthday. But today I'm highlighting Chelsea Handler. Here she is making fun of Star Wars geeks.