On this day in...

On this day in...
1199 – King Richard I of England dies from an infection following the removal of an arrow from his shoulder.
1793 – During the French Revolution, the Committee of Public Safety becomes the executive organ of the republic, and the period known as the Reign of Terror begins.
1808 – John Jacob Astor incorporates the American Fur Company.
1814 – Napoleon abdicates and is exiled to Elba.
1830 – The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints is organized by Joseph Smith, Jr. and others at Fayette or Manchester, New York.
1865 – American Civil War: The Battle of Sayler's Creek – Confederate General Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia fights its last major battle while in retreat from Richmond, Virginia.
1896 – In Athens, the opening of the first modern Olympic Games is celebrated, 1,500 years after the original games are banned by Roman Emperor Theodosius I.
1917 – World War I: The United States declares war on Germany (see President Woodrow Wilson's address to Congress).
1919 – Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi orders a general strike.
1929 – Huey P. Long Governor of Louisiana is impeached by the Louisiana House of Representatives.
1947 – The first Tony Awards are presented for theatrical achievements.
1973 – The American League of Major League Baseball begin using the Designated Hitter.
1998 – Travelers Group announced an agreement to undertake the $76 billion merger between Travelers and Citicorp, and the merger is completed on October 8, of that year, forming Citibank.

Births
1937 – Merle Haggard, American musician
1937 – Billy Dee Williams, American actor
1965 – Sterling Sharpe, American football player
1969 – Paul Rudd, American actor
1972 – Jason Hervey, American actor
1975 – Zach Braff, American actor
1976 – Candace Cameron, American actress
1978 – Tim Hasselbeck, American football player

Pretty decent list of birthdays today with one of the best tight ends in history, 80's TV kid stars and the guy from 'Scrubs.' Plus there's a great twofer in 1937 with a country music legend and Lando Calrissian. But I'm highlighting my boy Paul Rudd. Here he is on 'The Michael Showalter Showalter.'

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