On This Date...
In 1995, New York City banned smoking in all restaurants that seat 35 or more. In 1947, Jackie Robinson became the first African American in major league baseball. In 1925, the Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald was published. In 1872, Nebraskans planted more than one million trees in celebration of the first Arbor Day. In 1849, the safety pin was patented (rights were sold for $100). And in 1790, Robert Gray was the first American to circumnavigate the Earth. Happy Birthday Haley Joel Osment (1988), Mandy Moore (1984), Orlando Jones (1968), Yefim Bronfman (1958) Steven Seagal (1951), Paul Theroux (1941), John Madden (1936), Omar Sharif (1932), Claire Boothe Luce (1903-1987) and Joseph Pulitzer (1847-1911). RIP Sam Kinison (d. 1992), Evelyn Waugh (1966) and Khalil Gibran (1931).