1921 Margaret Gorman is crowned the first Miss America.
1930 Blondie first appears in newspapers.
1966 “Star Trek” debuts.
1971 The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts opens in Washington, D.C.
1974 President Ford grants "a full, free and absolute" unconditional pardon to former President Nixon of all federal crimes he may have committed while in office.
1984 "Tennessee Homesick Blues" by Dolly Parton peaks at No. 1.
1986 "The Oprah Winfrey Show" debuts.
1990 "Jukebox In My Mind" by Alabama peaks at No. 1.
1992 Mary Tyler Moore receives a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
1994 "I See It Now" album by Traci Lawrence is released.
1998 Mark McGwire breaks Major League Baseball's record for home runs in a single season, hitting No. 62 and eclipsing the 37-year-old record held by Roger Maris.
2005 Bic announces it had sold its 100 billionth disposable ballpoint pen.
Today: New Moon
Tie-In Trivia: In what year did Alabama have the most singles peak at No. 1 on Billboard's Country Singles Chart? (1985 – 4 songs)
