Birthdays: William Faulkner, Jean Phillipe Rameau, Mark Rothko, Dmitri Shoshtakovich, Sergei Bondarchuk, Phil Rizzutto the Scooter, Bob MacAdoo, Christopher Reeve, Glen Gould, Barbera Walters, Red Smith, Aldo Ray, Heather Locklear is 59, Will Smith is 53, Michael Douglas 77 & Catherine Zeta-Jones-53, Mark Hamill is 70
1840- By order of the Mexican Government, slavery was outlawed in California- except.....Indian children were bought and sold for another ten years.
1887- The first Sears Catalog published.
1888- The beginning of the Sherlock Holmes adventure The Hound of the Baskervilles.i
1928- Walt Disney wrote to his brother Roy and lead animator Ub Iwerks, “ Carl’s (Stalling) idea of a Skeleton Dance as a musical novelty has been growing on me…”
1953- Alfred Hitchcock wrapped filming on his only 3D film, Dial M for Murder.
1961- Walt Disney’s Wonderful World of Color debuted on NBC TV today. Moved over from ABC.
1965- The Beatles animated cartoon show premiered.
1975- The Rocky Horror Picture Show opened. The movie version of the successful cult stage musical. Let’s Do the Time Warp Again.
1980- John Bonham of Led Zeppelin was found dead of alcohol poisoning.
1984- THE RUBBERHEADS STRIKE- Disneyland workers including the actors who stroll the park in big Mickey and Goofy heads went on strike.
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