Birthdays: Daniel Boone, Pres. James Knox Polk, Jean Chardin, Luchino Visconti, Giusseppi Sinopoli, Burt Lancaster, Pat Buchanan, Steve Ditko, Ray Walston, Stephanie Powers, k.d. lang, David Schwimmer is 53
1904- London newspaper The Daily Mirror first published.
1920- The first US Radio station, KDKA in Pittsburgh, began the nation’s first broadcasting with news of election results.
1928- The Little Carnegie Theater in New York opened. Until its closing in 1982, it was one of the premiere art-house cinemas.
1932- Young star Katherine Hepburn first shines in the film A Bill of Divorcement, co- starring with John Barrymore.
1936- The School of Industrial Arts founded in New York City. In the 60s it became The High School of Art & Design, a magnet public school for commercial artists. Graduates include Tony Bennett, Keith Haring, Bill Plympton, and Ralph Bakshi
1950- Writer George Bernard Shaw died at 94. His last words were:" Oh well, it will be a new experience, anyway."
2001- Pixar’s Monsters Inc. opened.
2012- Walt Disney’s Wreck it Ralph opened in theaters.
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