1892 – Former Governor General Lord Stanley pledges to donate a silver challenge cup, later named after him, as an awared for the best hockey team in Canada…it would soon become the Stanley Cup…
1959 – President Dwight D. Eisenhower signs a bill into law allowing for Hawaiian statehood, which would become official on August 21st.
1990 - In the largest art theft in US history, 12 paintings, collectively worth around $300 million, are stolen from the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston, Massachusetts.
1992 – In a national referendum white South Africans vote overwhelmingly in favor of ending the racist policy of Apartheid.
1837 – Grover Cleveland, 22nd & 24th President of the United States is born.
1951 – Co-founder of Ben and Jerry’s, Ben Cohen, is born. My belly rejoices!
1962 – Mike Rowe, dreamboat and host of Dirty Jobs is born.
1970 – Queen Latifah is born.
1972 – Dane Cook is born.
1979 – Danneel Harris, actress and spouse of Jensen Ackles, is born. How can you NOT be jealous?
1979 – Adam Levine (Maroon 5) is born.
1982 – Adam Palley, star of Happy Endings is born.
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