Famous people born on this day:
--> 1929, Audrey Hepburn, actress.
Events on this day in history:
--> 1626, Indians sell Manhattan Island for $24 in cloth and buttons.
--> 1715, French manufacturer debuts first folding umbrella -- in Paris,
not Cherbourg!
--> 1851, First of the major San Francisco fires.
--> 1878, Phonograph shown for first time at the Grand Opera House.
--> 1983, The final episode of Laverne & Shirley airs.