On this day in...

On this day in...
1614 – In Virginia, Native American Pocahontas marries English colonist John Rolfe.
1621 – The Mayflower sets sail from Plymouth, Massachusetts on a return trip to Great Britain.
1792 – U.S. President George Washington exercises his authority to veto a bill, the first time this power is used in the United States.
1862 – American Civil War: The Battle of Yorktown begins.
1930 – In an act of civil disobedience, Mohandas Gandhi breaks British law after marching to the sea and making salt.
1951 – Ethel and Julius Rosenberg are sentenced to death for performing espionage for the Soviet Union.
1955 – Winston Churchill resigns as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom amid indications of failing health.
1969 – Vietnam War: Massive antiwar demonstrations occur in many U.S. cities.
1992 – Several hundred-thousand abortion rights demonstrators march in Washington, D.C.
2009 – North Korea launches its controversial Kwangmyŏngsŏng-2 rocket. The satellite passed over mainland Japan, which prompted an immediate reaction from the United Nations Security Council, as well as participating states of Six-party talks.

Births
1856 – Booker T. Washington, American educator (d. 1915)
1900 – Spencer Tracy, American actor (d. 1967)
1916 – Gregory Peck, American actor (d. 2003)
1964 – Christopher "Kid" Reid, American rapper (Kid 'n Play)
1968 – Paula Cole, American musician
1972 – Pat Green, American singer and songwriter
1973 – Pharrell, American music producer (The Neptunes)
1978 – Stephen Jackson, American basketball player
1980 – Matt Bonner, American basketball player
1982 – Kelly Pavlik, American boxer

Pretty good list of birthdays today with a famous African American, a couple old actors, some dopey singers, a rap producer, some ballers and a boxer from Youngstown, Ohio. But I'm featuring Kid from Kid 'n Play, one of my favorite 80's acts.