On this day in...
1789 – James Madison introduces 12 proposed amendments to the United States Constitution in the United States House of Representatives; 10 of them are ratified by the state legislatures and become the Bill of Rights.
1861 – American Civil War: Tennessee secedes from the Union.
1948 – Milton Berle hosts the debut of Texaco Star Theater.
1949 – Celebrities Helen Keller, Dorothy Parker, Danny Kaye, Fredric March, John Garfield, Paul Muni and Edward G. Robinson are named in an FBI report as Communist Party members.
1968 – James Earl Ray is arrested for the murder of Martin Luther King, Jr.
1968 – The body of assassinated U.S. Senator Robert F. Kennedy is laid to rest at Arlington National Cemetery.
Births
1917 – Byron "Whizzer" White, American athlete and Supreme Court Justice (d. 2002)
1927 – Jerry Stiller, American comedian and actor
1940 – Nancy Sinatra, American singer
1977 – Kanye West, American rapper
1978 – Maria Menounos, American actress and television host
Short but sweet list of birthdays today with one of the smartest college football players ever, Ben Stiller's dad, Frank Sinatra's daughter and a much maligned rapper. But today I'm highlighting actress and TV host and huge Celtics fan Maria Menounos. Here's hoping you don't get what you want for your birthday Maria - a Boston win. If only my Rajon Rondo voodoo doll comes through for me. Here's a video of Jessica Biel patting Maria on the ass.
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