On this day in...

On this day in...
1815 – Napoleon Bonaparte escapes from Elba.
1870 – In New York City, a demonstration of the first pneumatic subway opens to the public.
1919 – An act of the U.S. Congress establishes most of the Grand Canyon as a United States National Park.
1929 – The Grand Teton National Park is created.
1936 – Adolf Hitler opened the 1st Volkswagen plant in East Germany.
1991 – Gulf War: On Baghdad Radio Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein announces the withdrawal of Iraqi troops from Kuwait.
1993 – World Trade Center bombing: In New York City, a truck bomb parked below the North Tower of the World Trade Center explodes, killing 6 and injuring over a thousand.
2003 – Generally said to be the starting date of the War in Darfur.

Births
1564 – Christopher Marlowe, English dramatist (d. 1593)
1846 – William "Buffalo Bill" Cody, American frontiersman (d. 1917)
1926 – Verne Gagne, American wrestler
1928 – Fats Domino, American musician
1932 – Johnny Cash, American singer (d. 2003)
1934 – Robert Novak, American political columnist (d. 2009)
1953 – Michael Bolton, American singer
1971 – Erykah Badu, American singer
1973 – Marshall Faulk, American football player
1977 – Tim Thomas, American basketball player

Not too shabby on the Birthday Express todaty. We've got a Wild West legend, an old wrestling promoter, a fat singer, a cheesy singer and a great running back. Plus we have country music legend Johnny Cash. Here's Johnny live at San Quentin Prison.