| 2011 | Apple Computer co-founder Steve Jobs dies at age 56.
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| 2004 | Comedian Rodney Dangerfield dies at age 82 in Los Angeles.
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| 1999 | Long distance company Sprint is purchased by MCI WorldCom for $115 billion.
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| 2000 | Thirty-one people die when a pair of commuter trains collide in London.
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| 1989 | Televangelist Jim Bakker is found guilty on fraud charges by a Charlotte, North Carolina, jury. |
1968 | 
The Beatles record vocals, bass, and drums to Savoy Truffle, a song that will ultimately appear on the White Album , at Trident Studios in London.
(photo credit: Capitol Records)
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| 1953 | Earl Warren succeeds Fred Vinson as the 14th chief justice of the US Supreme Court.
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| 1952 | Inner Sanctum, a popular radio mystery show that lasted 11 seasons, airs its final episode on ABC.
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1947 | 
In the first TV address by a US president from the White House, Harry Truman asks the
public to reduce their intake of meats to help the starving masses in Europe.
(photo credit: SoundWorks) |
| 1942 | Broadway show songsmith, George M. Cohan, dies at age 64.
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| 1941 | Louis D. Brandeis, the first Jewish member of the US Supreme Court, dies at age 84.
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| 1897 | English artist Sir John Gilbert dies.
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| 1877 | Nez Perce Indian Chief Joseph surrenders to US troops at Chinook, MT.
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| 1813 | Shawnee Indian chief Tecumseh is killed while battling the British during the War of 1812.
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