Art museums, women’s baseball, and unsavory politicians.

1992

Ross Perot and his ears announce their run for President on Larry King Show.

1988

What would Brian Boitano do? Win the Olympic gold medal in figure skating, that’s what.

1975

Proto Sarah Palin: Margaret Thatcher elected leader of British Conservative Party.

1971

General Idi Amin Dada is appointed president of Uganda. Which sucks, and all, but at least Forrest Whitaker got an Oscar out of it. That’s something.

1944

Holy ink stain, Batman! Batman and Robin comic strip premieres in newspapers.

1943

Phil Wrigley and B Rickey charter the All-American Girls Softball League. Insert your own Madonna, etc. reference here. A Joke of Your Own.

1872

The Metropolitan Museum of Art opens in New York City.

1816

Rossini’s opera “Barber of Seville” premieres in Rome. Yeah, the one that Alfalfa sings in Little Rascals. If only he’d stayed a crooner. Poor Spanky.

1809

The Supreme Court rules that the power of the federal government is greater than that of any individual state.

Births!

1988

If you’re name’s not Chris Brown, you can stand under her umbrella anytime! Singer Rihanna turns the big 2-1!

1979

Mysteriously still-famous actress Jennifer Love Hewitt

1966

Supermodel/ mole-haver Cindy Crawford

1964

Actor French Stewart

1967

Rock star/tragic figure Kurt Cobain