On this day in...

On this day in...
1836 – Texas Revolution: Declaration of independence of the Republic of Texas from Mexico.
1861 – The Nevada Territory and Dakota Territory are organized as political divisions of the United States.
1877 – U.S. presidential election, 1876: Just two days before inauguration, the U.S. Congress declares Rutherford B. Hayes the winner of the election even though Samuel J. Tilden had won the popular vote on November 7, 1876.
1933 – The film King Kong opens at New York's Radio City Music Hall.
1946 – Ho Chi Minh is elected the President of North Vietnam.
1949 – Captain James Gallagher lands his B-50 Superfortress Lucky Lady II in Fort Worth, Texas after completing the first non-stop around-the-world airplane flight in 94 hours and one minute.
1949 – The first automatic street light is installed in New Milford, Conn..
1953 – The Academy Awards are first broadcast on television by NBC.
1962 – Wilt Chamberlain sets the single-game scoring record in the National Basketball Association by scoring 100 points.
1991 – Battle at Rumaila Oil Field brings an end to the 1991 Gulf War.

Births
1904 – Dr. Seuss (Theodor Seuss Geisel), American author (d. 1991)
1917 – Desi Arnaz, Cuban-born actor and bandleader (d. 1986)
1931 – Tom Wolfe, American author
1942 – Lou Reed, American singer and guitarist
1950 – Karen Carpenter, American musician (The Carpenters) (d. 1983)
1962 – Jon Bon Jovi, American musician (Bon Jovi)
1962 – Al Del Greco, American football player
1963 – Tuff Hedeman, American bull rider
1968 – Daniel Craig, English actor
1982 – Ben Roethlisberger, American football player
1985 – Reggie Bush, American football player

Pretty good list of birthdays today with a couple of famous authors, a couple musicians, a bull rider from Odessa College and two Super Bowl winners. Plus a twofer in 1962 with a hair band rocker and a kicker who is a scratch golfer. In a coincidence Ben Roethlisberger is quite a golfer himself. Not sure about Reggie Bush's golf game but he can run fast.