Mildred Wirt Benson(original author, under the pen name Carolyn Keene, of the Nancy Drew mystery books)–
Maya Angelou(poet)–
Events
French West India Company secured royal grant of all French colonies in America–
First stamp auction in the U.S.–
The Sierra Club, dedicated to the conservation of natural resources, was founded–
Patent application for John B. Gruelle’s Raggedy Ann doll filed–
R.H. Macy & Co. was incorporated–
On With the Show, the first all-color talking picture, premiered in New York City–
Golden Gate Bridge opened to vehicles–
When a Man Loves a Woman by Percy Sledge topped charts–
Mars 3 orbiter and lander was launched–
An unidentified soldier killed during the Vietnam War was buried with military honors in the Tomb of the Unknowns in Arlington, Virginia. (He was later identified via DNA testing, and exhumed.)–
The cover of Vanity Fair featured a photo of President Reagan and First Lady Nancy Reagan kissing–
Hubble Space Telescope photographed unknown object TMR-1C–
Baby Jessica McClure, who held the attention of the nation when she fell into an abandoned well at 18 months old, graduated from Greenwood High School in Texas–
In Germany, several people reported seeing what seemed to be UFOs. A police investigation found that it was a 29-year old man proposing to his girlfriend accompanied by glowing paper lanterns–
Weather
Three tornadoes tore through Cincinnati, Ohio–
It was 97 degrees F in San Francisco, California–
Mother Nature dumped up to 10 inches of snow on parts of Wisconsin–
100 degrees F in Portland, Oregon–
Large hail hit areas of Pennsylvania, New York, and New Jersey–
