On This Day In...

On this day in...
1621 – Myles Standish is appointed as first commander of Plymouth colony.
1819 – The US House of Representatives passes the Missouri Compromise for the first time.
1865 – Columbia, South Carolina, is burned as Confederate forces flee from advancing Union forces.
1924 – Johnny Weissmuller sets a new world record in the 100 meters freestyle swimming competition with a time of 57.4 seconds.
1968 – In Springfield, Massachusetts, the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame opens.
2011 – Libyan protests begin. In Bahrain, security forces launched a deadly Pre-dawn raid on protesters in Pearl Roundabout in Manama, the day is locally known as Bloody Thursday.

Births
1936 – Jim Brown, American football player
1948 – Rick Majerus, American basketball coach
1954 – Rene Russo, American actress
1962 – Lou Diamond Phillips, American actor
1963 – Michael Jordan, American basketball player
1963 – Larry the Cable Guy, American comedian and actor
1965 – Michael Bay, American film director
1971 – Denise Richards, American actress
1972 – Billie Joe Armstrong, American musician (Green Day)
1972 – Ralphie May, American comedian
1974 – Jerry O'Connell, American actor
1981 – Paris Hilton, American actress and heiress