In 1775, Benjamin Franklin became postmaster-general.
In 1788, New York became the 11th state to ratify the U.S. Constitution.
In 1856, playwright George Bernard Shaw was born in Dublin, Ireland.
In 1947, President Harry S. Truman signed the National Security Act, which created the Deparment of Defense, the National Security Council, the Central Intelligence Agency and the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
In 1971, Apollo 15 was launched from Cape Kennedy.
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Actor Jason Robards (1922)
Movie director Blake Edwards (1922)
Movie director Stanley Kubrick (1928)
Rock star Mick Jagger (1943)
Actress Susan George (1950)
Tennis player Vitas Gerulaitis (1954)
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"The things most people want to know are usually none of their business."