On this day in....

On this day in...
1962 – East German border guards kill 18-year-old Peter Fechter as he attempts to cross the Berlin Wall into West Berlin becoming one of the first victims of the wall.
1980 – Azaria Chamberlain disappears, probably taken by a dingo, leading to what was then the most publicised trial in Australian history.
1998 – Monica Lewinsky scandal: US President Bill Clinton admits in taped testimony that he had an "improper physical relationship" with White House intern Monica Lewinsky. On the same day he admits before the nation that he "misled people" about his relationship.
2008 – By winning the Men's 4x100m medley relay, Michael Phelps becomes the first Olympian to win eight gold medals in the same Olympics.

Births
1786 – Davy Crockett, American frontiersman and soldier (d. 1836)
1958 – Belinda Carlisle, American singer
1960 – Sean Penn, American actor and director
1963 – Jon Gruden, American football coach
1968 – Ed McCaffrey, American football player
1969 – Christian Laettner, American basketball player
1969 – Donnie Wahlberg, American actor and singer (New Kids On The Block)
1971 – Jorge Posada, Puerto Rican baseball player
1983 – Dustin Pedroia, American baseball player
1986 – Rudy Gay, American basketball player

How about a nod to one of the coolest characters in film history - Jeff Spicoli. Surfs up dude.