Today in History

From wikipedia.org:

Events
1470 - Henry VI of England returns to the throne after Earl of Warwick defeats Yorkists in battle
1864 - Helena, Montana is founded after four prospectors discover gold at "Last Chance Gulch"
1905 - Tsar Nicholas II of Russia grants Russia's first constitution, creating a legislative assembly
1925 - John Logie Baird creates Britain's first television transmitter.
1938 - Orson Welles broadcasts his radio play of H. G. Wells's The War of the Worlds, causing a nationwide panic
1975 - Prince Juan Carlos becomes King of Spain after dictator Francisco Franco concedes that he is too ill to govern

Births
1735 - John Adams, American revolutionary leader and President of the United States (d. 1826)
1882 - William Halsey, Jr, American admiral (d. 1959)
1939 - Grace Slick, singer with Jefferson Airplane
1945 - Henry Winkler, actor
1951 - Harry Hamlin, actor

Death
1910 - Henry Dunant, founder of the Red Cross
1968 - Rose Wilder Lane, author, reporter (b. 1886)
1988 - John Houseman, actor, director, teacher
2000 - Steve Allen, comedian, author, and composer