The Rev. Carl McIntire(right-wing radio preacher)–
Brian Maxwell(Canadian world-ranked marathoner who created the PowerBar in his kitchen to improve his performance)–
John DeLorean(automotive innovator who left General Motors Corp. to develop a radically futuristic sports car)–
Gus Bernier(host of the children’s program The Uncle Gus Show)–
Arthur C. Clarke(science fiction writer, author of 2001: A Space Odyssey)–
Paul Scofield(actor)–
Events
$245,000 stolen from City Bank of New York–
Daylight Saving Time was first enacted in the United States–
Senate rejected the Treaty of Versailles by a vote of 49-35–
Academy Awards were first televised–
Senate confirmed the nominations of William Brennan and Charles Whittaker to the U.S. Supreme Court–
Elvis Presley paid a $1,000 deposit to buy Graceland in Memphis, Tennessee–
Great St. Bernard Tunnel, 3.6 miles long, between Italy and Switzerland in the Alps, officially opened to automobile traffic–
Nicolae Ceausescu became head of the Romanian Communist Party and government–
President Johnson signed into law a bill eliminating the requirement that U.S. currency be backed by gold–
East German Premier Stoph and West German Chancellor Brandt met in Erfurt, East Germany, at the first meeting of the heads of the postwar German states–
Rev. Jim Bakker resigned as head of his TV ministry, the PTL Club, after admitting to an affair with a church secretary–
1,383-square-foot omelet made, Yokohama, Japan–
Weather
A tornado jumped from Ohio City to Landeck to Columbus Grove, Ohio–
17.6 inches of snow, Boston, Massachusetts–
5.38-inch-wide, 9.8-ounce hail fell in Walter, Alabama–
