1923 Harry Reasoner – News anchor and correspondent (ABC Evening News, 60 Minutes)

He was a huge part of the news on TV. If I remember correctly, he wasn't too nice to Barbara Walters when she was signed on as a co-anchor. I understand he apologized to her later.

1985 Rooney Mara – Actress (The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo, The Social Network, Tanner Hall, The Winning Season)

The trilogy was very good. I enjoyed reading them. The movie was okay, I guess.

1851 The square-rigged ship Marco Polo was launched in Saint John, New Brunswick. It was used mainly to carry immigrants from England to Australia, setting records that earned it the name of fastest ship in the world

One thing I never understood was how the game Marco Polo was played and why it was named after him - or was it named after the ship?


1964 Ford introduced the Mustang on the first day of the New York World's Fair in Flushing, Queens.

I worked with a single guy who ordered one and he was so excited when it was getting closer to being delivered. I wonder if he still has it. I think he said he ordered it red.