Today In History

From wikipedia.org:

Events
1955 - The ENIAC computer is deactivated
1959 - The Twilight Zone debuts

Births
1800 - Nat Turner, American leader of slave uprising (d. 1831)
1890 - Groucho Marx, American comedian and actor (d. 1977)
1895 - Bud Abbott, comedian, actor (d. 1974)
1904 - Graham Greene, British novelist (d. 1991)
1945 - Don McLean, American songwriter
1948 - Avery Brooks, actor (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine)

Deaths
1803 - Samuel Adams (American revolutionary) (b. 1722)

Feast Days
Feast of Guardian Angels