On this day in...

On this day in...
1831 – The French Foreign Legion is established by King Louis-Philippe to support his war in Algeria.
1848 – The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo is ratified by the United States Senate, ending the Mexican-American War.
1876 – Alexander Graham Bell makes the first successful telephone call by saying "Mr. Watson, come here, I want to see you."
1922 – Mahatma Gandhi is arrested in India, tried for sedition, and sentenced to six years in prison, only to be released after nearly two years for an appendicitis operation.
1959 – Tibetan uprising: Fearing an abduction attempt by China, 300,000 Tibetans surround the Dalai Lama's palace to prevent his removal.
1977 – Rings of Uranus: Astronomers discover rings around Uranus.

Births
1928 – James Earl Ray, American assassin (d. 1998)
1940 – Chuck Norris, American actor and martial artist
1946 – Jim Valvano, American basketball coach (d. 1993)
1957 – Osama bin Laden, Islamist and leader of al-Qaeda
1957 – Shannon Tweed, Canadian actress and model
1958 – Sharon Stone, American actress
1961 – Bobby Petrino, American football coach
1965 – Rod Woodson, American football player
1966 – Edie Brickell, American singer
1977 – Shannon Miller, American gymnast and Olympic gold medalist
1982 – Kwame Brown, American basketball player
1987 – Martellus Bennett, American football player

Wow, who would have thought the most notorious terrorist of all-time and the guy who killed MLK were born on the same date? Creepy. But on a lighter note we have a couple cougar actresses with birthdays today, tons of athletes and a Bohemian singer. But noone is beating out the Chuckster today. My favorite Chuck Norris fact. he once ate three 72 oz. steaks in one hour and he spent the first 45 minutes banging his waitress. Here's my favorite Walker Texas Ranger clip.