1971 – The NASDAQ holds its first trading day
The National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations was the world's first electronic stock exchange.
1960 – The first 8 stars are added to the Hollywood Walk of Fame
More than 2400 five-pointed stars have since been embedded in the sidewalks of Hollywood Boulevard and Vine Street to honor stars of the entertainment industry.
1950 – The Stasi, East Germany's notorious secret police, is established
The “Staatssicherheit”, which was dissolved in 1990, is considered one of the most repressive intelligence agencies in the world.
1910 – The Boy Souts of America is founded
3 years earlier, British General Robert Baden-Powell had founded the Scout movement in England.
1879 – Sandford Fleming proposes the use of time zones
The later introduction of Universal Standard Time, which is based on time zones, revolutionized time keeping.
1941 – Nick Nolte
American actor
1932 – John Williams
American pianist, composer, conductor
1931 – James Dean
American actor
1925 – Jack Lemmon
American actor, singer, director
1828 – Jules Verne
French author
2007 – Ian Stevenson
American biochemist
2007 – Anna Nicole Smith
American model, actress
1998 – Enoch Powell
British politician
1957 – John von Neumann
Hungarian/American mathematician
1587 – Mary, Queen of Scots
Change Date: