On this day in...

On this day in...
1792 – French Revolution: Storming of the Tuileries Palace. Louis XVI of France is arrested and taken into custody.
1821 – Missouri is admitted as the 24th U.S. state.
1846 – The Smithsonian Institution is chartered by the United States Congress after James Smithson donates $500,000 for such a purpose.
1948 – Candid Camera makes its television debut after being on radio for a year as Candid Microphone.
1949 – U.S. President Harry S. Truman signs the National Security Act Amendment, streamlining the defense agencies of the United States government, and replacing the Department of War with the United States Department of Defense.
1969 – A day after murdering Sharon Tate and four others, members of Charles Manson's cult kill Leno and Rosemary LaBianca.
1977 – In Yonkers, New York, 24-year-old postal employee David Berkowitz ("Son of Sam") is arrested for a series of killings in the New York City area over the period of one year.
1981 – Murder of Adam Walsh: The head of John Walsh's son is found. Inspires the creation of the television series America's Most Wanted.
1995 – Oklahoma City bombing: Timothy McVeigh and Terry Nichols are indicted for the bombing.

Births
1889 – Charles Darrow, Inventor (d. 1967)
1928 – Jimmy Dean, American singer and businessman
1943 – Ronnie Spector, American singer (The Ronettes)
1960 – Kenny Perry, American golfer
1965 – John Starks, American basketball player

No spectacular birthdays today so I figured we'd go with a historical event. Here's a clip from 'Most Evil' discussing the Tate/LaBianca killings perpetrated by the Manson Family.