Joe Barbera(half of the Hanna-Barbera animation team that made cartoon characters such as Tom and Jerry, Yogi Bear, and the Flintstones)–
Majel Barrett-Roddenberry(actress and producer)–
Connie Hines(actress)–
Zsa Zsa Gabor(actress and socialite)–
Events
The Great Comet reached perihelion –
New Jersey became the third state to ratify the U.S. Constitution –
John William Draper took the first photo of the Moon –
The 13th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution, prohibiting slavery, went into effect –
National Anti-Saloon League was founded –
U.S. President Woodrow Wilson married Edith B. Galt, a descendent of Pocahontas –
Civil rights activist Rosa McCauley married Raymond Parks –
Giant panda, Basi, celebrated her 25th birthday at China’s Fuzhou Zoo. (She far surpassed the normal panda life expectancy of 12 years!) –
Weather
Central Park in New York City experienced a record low temperature of 10 degrees below zero F –
A sudden gale of wind of almost cyclonic force blew through Howe, Indiana, and caused snowballs to form spontaneously and roll along the ground like tumbleweeds –
Freezing rain in the Memphis, Tennessee, area caused 170 evening auto accidents –
