1867 ~ The British Parliament passed the North America Act to create the Dominion of Canada.

1903 ~ A regular news service began between New York and London on Marconi's wireless.

1918 ~ Birthday of Pearl Bailey, Jazz Singer.

1918 ~ Birthday of Sam Walton (Wal-Mart), Retailer.

1943 ~ Birthday of John Major, English Prime Minister.

1951 ~ Julius and Ethel Rosenberg were convicted of conspiracy to commit espionage. They were executed in June 19, 1953.

1951 ~ A Rodgers & Hammerstein triumph, “The King and I” opened on Broadway, with Yul Brynner and Gertrude Lawrence in the principal roles.

1973 ~ The last US combat troops left South Vietnam.

1976 ~ Bruce Springsteen jumped a fence at Graceland in an attempt to see his idol, Elvis Presley.

1992 ~ Democratic presidential front-runner Bill Clinton said "I didn't inhale and I didn't try it again" in reference to when he had experimented with marijuana.

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