Today in History

From wikipedia.org:

Events
1307 - All Knights Templar in France are simultaneously arrested by agents of Phillip the Fair, to be later tortured into "admitting" heresy
1775 - The United States Continental Congress orders the establishment of the Continental Navy (later renamed the United States Navy)
1792 - In Washington, DC, the cornerstone of the United States Executive Mansion (known as the White House since 1818) is laid
1845 - A majority of voters in the Republic of Texas approve a proposed constitution, that if accepted by the United States Congress, will make Texas a U.S. state
1960 - 1960 World Series: Baseballer Bill Mazeroski becomes the first person to end a World Series with a home run
1976 - The first electron micrograph of an Ebola viral particle was obtained by Dr. F.A. Murphy, now at U.C. Davis, who was then working at the C.D.C.
1990 - Syria invades Lebanon killing over 500, and a perfect Palindrome appears on the California Lottery in the form of the numbers 1-5-7-15-17-51. Using the major system for memorizing numbers, the name al-Qaeda forms the number 571. Several years later, California Lottery officials are arrested for taking bribes, involving the awarding of contracts - yet no foreign involvement is proven [This one's giving me a migraine...]

Births
1924 - Nipsey Russell, comedian, actor, television personality
1941 - Paul Simon, musician
1962 - Jerry Rice, American football star
1969 - Nancy Kerrigan, figure skater

Deaths
1945 - Milton S. Hershey, founder of Hershey Chocolate Company
1974 - Ed Sullivan, television personality
2002 - Stephen Ambrose, historian and Dwight Eisenhower biographer

Holidays
Canada - Thanksgiving