Today in History
Rabin and Hussein, A Chorus Line, and a Test-Tube Baby
The Kitchen Debate, Lance Armstrong's Final Tour, and the Mormons Arrive in Salt Lake
Riots in Detroit, Whaling Ban, and a Royal Wedding.
The 9/11 Report, Jessica Lynch, and John Dillinger
1861—The first Battle of Bull Run is fought outside Manassas, Va.
1960—Clark Gable and Marilyn Monroe's final movie, 'The Misfits,' begins filming.
1955—After almost a year of construction, Disneyland opens in Anaheim, Calif.
1951—J.D. Salinger's novel 'Catcher in the Rye,' which took him 10 years to write, is published.
1606—Printmaker and painter Rembrandt van Rijn is born in Leiden, Holland.
