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On This Day: July 8

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On July 8, 1950, Gen. Douglas MacArthur was named commander-in-chief of United Nations forces in Korea.
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On July 8, 1839, John D. Rockefeller, who founded the Standard Oil Co. and gave more than $500 million to charitable causes, was born. Following his death on May 23, 1937, his obituary appeared in The Times.

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On This Date

1663	King Charles II of England granted a charter to Rhode Island.
1776	Col. John Nixon gave the first public reading of the Declaration of Independence to a crowd gathered at Independence Square in Philadelphia.
1853	An expedition led by Commodore Matthew Perry arrived in Yedo Bay, Japan, on a mission to seek diplomatic and trade relations with the Japanese.
1889	The Wall Street Journal was first published.
1891	Warren G. Harding married Florence K. DeWolfe in Marion, Ohio.
1907	Florenz Ziegfeld staged his first "Follies," on the roof of the New York Theater in New York City.
1919	President Woodrow Wilson received a tumultuous welcome in New York City after his return from the Versailles Peace Conference in France.
1950	Gen. Douglas MacArthur was named commander-in-chief of United Nations forces in Korea.
1986	Kurt Waldheim was inaugurated as president of Austria despite controversy over his alleged ties to Nazi war crimes.
1994	Kim Il Sung, North Korea's communist leader since 1948, died at age 82.
2004	Enron founder and former chairman Kenneth Lay pleaded innocent to charges related to the energy company's collapse. (He was convicted, but died while the case was on appeal.)
2004	Adelphia Communications Corp. founder John Rigas and his son Timothy were convicted in New York of looting the cable company and deceiving investors.
2010	Ten people accused of spying in suburban America pleaded guilty to conspiracy and were ordered deported to Russia in exchange for the release of four prisoners there who were accused of spying for the West.
2010	During an ESPN prime-time special, basketball free agent LeBron James announced he was leaving the Cleveland Cavaliers to join the Miami Heat.

Current Birthdays

Rep. John Dingell, D-Mich., turns 85 years old today.

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Actor Jeffrey Tambor ("Arrested Development") turns 67 years old today.

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1932	Jerry Vale, Singer, turns 79
1935	Steve Lawrence, Singer, turns 76
1942	Phil Gramm, Former U.S. senator, R-Texas, turns 69
1947	Kim Darby, Actress, turns 64
1951	Anjelica Huston, Actress, turns 60
1952	Jack Lambert, Football Hall of Famer, turns 59
1952	Anna Quindlen, Writer, turns 59
1958	Kevin Bacon, Actor, turns 53
1961	Toby Keith, Country singer, turns 50
1962	Rob Burnett, Writer, producer, turns 49
1962	Joan Osborne, Rock singer, turns 49
1968	Billy Crudup, Actor, turns 43
1970	Beck, Rock musician, turns 41
1977	Milo Ventimiglia, Actor ("Heroes"), turns 34
1982	Sophia Bush, Actress ("One Tree Hill"), turns 29
1985	Jamie Cook, Rock musician (Arctic Monkeys), turns 26
1998	Jaden Smith, Actor ("The Pursuit of Happyness"), turns 13

Historic Birthdays

John D. Rockefeller7/8/1839 - 5/23/1937American industrialist and philanthropist.Go to obituary »

78	Samuel Gross 7/8/1805 - 5/6/1884 American surgeon, teacher and author
54	Alfred Binet 7/8/1857 - 10/18/1911 French psychologist; developed measures of intelligence
77	Kathe Kollwitz 7/8/1867 - 4/22/1945 German graphic artist and sculptor
78	Percy Grainger 7/8/1882 - 2/28/1961 Australian-born American composer, pianist and conductor
92	Ernst Bloch 7/8/1885 - 8/4/1977 German Marxist philosopher
83	Alec Waugh 7/8/1898 - 9/3/1981 English novelist and travel writer
81	David Lilienthal 7/8/1899 - 1/15/1981 American businessman and government official
70	Nelson Rockefeller 7/8/1908 - 1/26/1979 American politician; New York governor (1959-73) and U.S. vice president (1974-7)
66	Louis Jordan 7/8/1908 - 2/4/1975 American singer, saxophonist and bandleader
78	Billy Eckstine 7/8/1914 - 3/8/1993