On this day in...

On this day in...
1587 – Colony of Roanoke: a second group of English settlers arrive on Roanoke Island off North Carolina to re-establish the deserted colony.
1864 – American Civil War: Battle of Atlanta – outside Atlanta, Georgia, Confederate General John Bell Hood leads an unsuccessful attack on Union troops under General William T. Sherman on Bald Hill.
1894 – First ever motorized racing event is held in France between the cities of Paris and Rouen. The race is won by comte Jules-Albert de Dion.
1933 – Wiley Post becomes the first person to fly solo around the world traveling 15,596 miles in 7 days, 18 hours and 45 minutes.
1934 – Outside Chicago's Biograph Theatre, "Public Enemy No. 1" John Dillinger is mortally wounded by FBI agents.
1942 – Holocaust: the systematic deportation of Jews from the Warsaw Ghetto begins.
1992 – Near Medellín, Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar escapes from his luxury prison fearing extradition to the United States.
2003 – Members of 101st Airborne of the United States, aided by Special Forces, attack a compound in Iraq, killing Saddam Hussein's sons Uday and Qusay, along with Mustapha Hussein, Qusay's 14-year old son, and a bodyguard.

Births
1923 – Bob Dole, American politician
1932 – Oscar De la Renta, Dominican/American fashion designer
1940 – Alex Trebek, Canadian game show host
1941 – George Clinton, American musician
1943 – Kay Bailey Hutchison, U.S. Senator from Texas
1946 – Danny Glover, American actor
1947 – Albert Brooks, American comedian
1947 – Don Henley, American musician (Eagles)
1955 – Willem Dafoe, American actor
1972 – Colin Ferguson, Canadian actor
1972 – Keyshawn Johnson, American football player
1973 – Mike Sweeney, American baseball player

Lots of good brithdays there including my good friend's dad Mike Sweeney but I guess I'll go with Celebrity Jeopardy and Alex Trebek for lack of a better visual.