On this day in...

On this day in...
1692 – Bridget Bishop is the first person to go to trial in the Salem witch trials in Salem, Massachusetts. Found guilty, she is hanged on June 10.
1774 – Intolerable Acts: The Quartering Act is enacted, allowing a governor in colonial America to house British soldiers in uninhabited houses, outhouses, barns, or other buildings if suitable quarters are not provided.
1835 – P. T. Barnum and his circus start their first tour of the United States.
1886 – U.S. President Grover Cleveland marries Frances Folsom in the White House, becoming the only president to wed in the executive mansion.
1896 – Guglielmo Marconi applies for a patent for his newest invention: the radio.
1924 – U.S. President Calvin Coolidge signs the Indian Citizenship Act into law, granting citizenship to all Native Americans born within the territorial limits of the United States.
1925 – Because of a lineup revision by Miller Huggins, Wally Pipp is replaced by Lou Gehrig at first base for the New York Yankees, beginning a streak of 2,130 consecutive games played, topped only by Cal Ripken, Jr. in 1995. Exactly 16 years later to the day, in 1941, Gehrig passes away from Amyotropic lateral sclerosis (ALS).
1953 – The coronation of Queen Elizabeth II, who was crowned Queen of the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and Her Other Realms and Territories & Head of the Commonwealth, the first major international event to be televised.
1997 – In Denver, Colorado, Timothy McVeigh is convicted on 15 counts of murder and conspiracy for his role in the 1995 bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
2004 – Ken Jennings begins his 74-game winning streak on the syndicated game show Jeopardy!

Births
1904 – Johnny Weissmuller, American swimmer and actor (d. 1984)
1920 – Tex Schramm, American football team president and general manager (d. 2003)
1953 – Craig Stadler, American golfer
1954 – Dennis Haysbert, American actor
1955 – Dana Carvey, American actor and comedian
1960 – Kyle Petty, American race car driver
1978 – Nikki Cox, American actress
1978 – Justin Long, American actor
1978 – A.J. Styles, American professional wrestler
1989 – Freddy Adu, Ghanaian-American footballer

Pretty good list of birthdays today with Tarzan, an old football coach, the Walrus, Cerano from 'Major League,' a race car driver and a failed soccer player. Plus there's a good three-for in 1978 with a hottie actress, the Mac spokesman and the former TNA world champion. But today I'm highlighting former SNL funny man Dana Carvey, for lack of a better video.