On this day in...

On this day in...
1666 – The Great Fire of London breaks out and burns for three days, destroying 10,000 buildings including St Paul's Cathedral.
1789 – The United States Department of the Treasury is founded.
1864 – American Civil War: Union forces enter Atlanta, Georgia a day after the Confederate defenders flee the city.
1901 – Vice President of the United States Theodore Roosevelt utters the famous phrase, "Speak softly and carry a big stick" at the Minnesota State Fair.
1945 – World War II: Combat ends in the Pacific Theater: the Instrument of Surrender of Japan is signed by Japanese Foreign Minister Mamoru Shigemitsu and accepted aboard the battleship USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay.
1963 – CBS Evening News becomes U.S. network television's first half-hour weeknight news broadcast, when the show is lengthened from 15 to 30 minutes.

Births
1948 – Terry Bradshaw, American football player
1948 – Nate Archibald, American basketball player
1951 – Mark Harmon, American actor
1952 – Jimmy Connors, American tennis player
1960 – Eric Dickerson, American football player
1964 – Keanu Reeves, Canadian actor
1965 – Lennox Lewis, British-born boxer
1966 – Salma Hayek, Mexican actress
1979 – Brian Westbrook, American football player

How about CSI's Mark Harmon in the spotlight birthday? Of course, I think his best work was in 'Summer School.' FYI - Mark's dad was also a Heisman Trophy winner.