1789: Mutiny on the HMS Bounty--The crew of the British ship, led by Fletcher Christian, set Captain William Bligh and 18 sailors adrift in the South Pacific.
1914: W. H. Carrier patents air conditioner.
1947: To prove ancient South Americans sailed to Polynesia, Thor Heyerdahl and five crewmen leave Callao, Peru for a 101-day journey on a balsa-wood raft named the Kon-Tiki.
1967: Heavyweight boxing champion Muhammad Ali refuses to be inducted into the Army.
1988: Aloha Airlines Boeing 737 roof peeled back during a flight from Hilo to Honolulu, killing a flight attendant and injuring 61 people.
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Today's Birthdays:
U.S. President James Monroe (1758-1831)
Novelist Harper Lee (1926)
Iraq leader Saddam Hussein (1937-2006)
TV talk show host Jay Leno (1950)Entertainer Ann-Margret (Olsson) (1941)
Actress Penelope Cruz (1974)
Actress Jessica Alba (1981)
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Something to Think About:
"Never forget 'Today, you have 100% of your life left.'" ~ Tom Hopkins
