On this day in...

On this day in...
1863 – American Civil War: The Battle of Gettysburg begins.
1870 – The United States Department of Justice formally comes into existence.
1892 – The Homestead Strike, a strike by the Amalgamated Association of Iron and Steel Workers against the Carnegie Steel Company, begins.
1921 – The Communist Party of China is founded.
1931 – United Airlines begins service (as Boeing Air Transport).
1963 – ZIP Codes are introduced for United States mail.
1968 – The Nuclear non-proliferation treaty is signed in Washington, D.C., London and Moscow by sixty-two countries.
1979 – Sony introduces the Walkman.
1981 – The Wonderland Murders occurred in the early morning hours, allegedly masterminded by businessman and drug dealer Eddie Nash.
2000 – Vermont's civil unions law goes into effect.

Births
1930 – Moustapha Akkad, Syrian-American filmmaker (d. 2005)
1934 – Sydney Pollack, American film director (d. 2008)
1952 – Dan Aykroyd, Canadian actor
1961 – Diana, Princess of Wales (d. 1997)
1961 – Carl Lewis, American athlete
1967 – Pamela Anderson, Canadian model
1971 – Missy Elliott, American rapper and singer
1977 – Liv Tyler, American actress
1979 – Forrest Griffin, American mixed martial artist

Great list of birthdays today with the father of the 'Halloween' movies, a movie director, Princess Di, a really fast dude, a really hot lady, Missy Misdemeanor, Steven Tyler's son and a UFC fighter. But today I'm highlighting funny man Dan Aykroyd. Here's one of his classic sketches from SNL.