On this day in...

On this day in...
1429 – Joan of Arc arrives to relieve the Siege of Orleans.
1707 – Scotland and England unified in United Kingdom of Great Britain.
1861 – American Civil War: Maryland's House of Delegates votes not to secede from the Union.
1916 – Easter Rebellion: Martial law in Ireland is lifted and the rebellion is officially over with the surrender of Irish nationalists to British authorities in Dublin.
1945 – World War II: The German Army in Italy unconditionally surrenders to the Allies.
1967 – After refusing induction into the United States Army the day before (citing religious reasons), Muhammad Ali is stripped of his boxing title.
1968 – The controversial musical Hair opens on Broadway.
1974 – Watergate Scandal: President Richard Nixon announces the release of edited transcripts of White House tape recordings related to the scandal.
1986 – Roger Clemens then of the Boston Red Sox sets a major league baseball record with 20 strikeouts in nine innings against the Seattle Mariners.
1992 – 1992 Los Angeles riots: Riots in Los Angeles, California, following the acquittal of police officers charged with excessive force in the beating of Rodney King.
2004 – Dick Cheney and George W. Bush testify before the 9/11 Commission in a closed, unrecorded hearing in the Oval Office.

Births
1899 – Duke Ellington, American jazz pianist and bandleader (d. 1974)
1938 – Bernard Madoff, American convict, who was a financier and Chairman of the NASDAQ stock exchange.
1947 – Tommy James, American musician
1951 – Dale Earnhardt, American race car driver (d. 2001)
1954 – Jerry Seinfeld, American comedian
1957 – Daniel Day-Lewis, British-Irish actor
1967 – Master P, American rapper
1968 – Carnie Wilson, American singer
1970 – Andre Agassi, American tennis player
1970 – Uma Thurman, American actress
1983 – Jay Cutler, American football player
1983 – David Lee, American basketball player
1983 – Tommie Harris, American football player

Huge list of birthdays today with a jazz man, a scheming money man, a 60's rocker, a race car legend, a Jewish comedian, a rap empresario, a chubby singer, a tennis champion, a kick ass actress and a three-for of good, young athletes. But today I'm going to feature multiple time Oscar winner Daniel Day Lewis. Here's one of his best scenes from 'There Will Be Blood.'