Christopher Latham Sholes – 1819 – an American inventor, best known for his role in the development of the QWERTY keyboard, which is the standard keyboard layout used in most English-language computer and typewriter keyboards. The QWERTY keyboard layout was designed to prevent jamming on early typewriters by placing frequently used letters farther apart.

George Washington Gale Ferris Jr. – 1859 – an American engineer and inventor, best known for creating the Ferris wheel, an iconic amusement park attraction. The wheel was a landmark engineering achievement, standing at 264 feet (80 meters) tall and featuring 36 cars, each capable of holding 60 people.

Jack Benny – 1894 – an American actor, best known for his long-running show, “The Jack Benny Program”.

Thelma Ritter – 1905 – an American actress. Some of her notable film roles include “All About Eve”, “Rear Window” and “Pillow Talk”.

Edward Platt – 1916 – an American actor. One of his most notable roles was as Chief in the television series “Get Smart”.

Lois Maxwell – 1927 – a Canadian actress, best known for her role as Miss Moneypenny in the James Bond film series. She portrayed Miss Moneypenny, the head of MI6, in the first 14 James Bond films, starting with “Dr. No” and concluding with “A View to a Kill”.

Victor Morrow – 1929 – an American actor, best known for his role as Sergeant “Chip” Saunders in the television series “Combat”. He also appeared in films such as “Blackboard Jungle”, “A Man Called Sledge” and “The Bad News Bears”.

Florence Henderson – 1934 – an American actress, best known for her iconic role as Carol Brady, the mother in the television series “The Brady Bunch”. She also appeared in films such as “Bad Grandmas” and “Shakes the Clown”.

Michael Bloomberg – 1942 – an American businessman, politician and co-founder of Bloomberg L.P., a global financial services, software, and media company. He served as the Mayor of New York City from 2002 to 2013.

Aaron Russo – 1943 – an American film producer and director, known for producing movies such as “Trading Places”, “Teachers” and “The Rose”, and for directing “Wise Guys”, “Rude Awakening” and “America: Freedom to Fascism”.

Alan Parker – 1944 – a British film director, producer and screenwriter. Some of his notable films include “Midnight Express”, “Fame”, “Pink Floyd – The Wall”, “Mississippi Burning”, “The Commitments” and “Evita”.

Roger Fisher – 1950 – an American guitarist, best known as one of the founding members and the original guitarist for the rock band Heart. The band released many successful songs such as “Magic Man”, “Barracuda” “Kick It Out” “Heartless” and “Crazy on You.”

James Eckhouse – 1955 – an American actor, best known for his role as Jim Walsh, the father, on the popular television series “Beverly Hills, 90210”. He has also appeared in TV shows like “Everwood” and “Once and Again“, as well as films such as “Junior”, “The Happy Camper”, “Half-Life” and “Big”.

Meg Tilly – 1960 – an American actress, known for her roles in films such as “The Big Chill”, “Agnes of God”, “Body Snatchers”, “Masquerade”, “Valmont” and “The Two Jakes”. She has also authored several novels, including “Singing Songs” and “Gemma”.

Enrico Colantoni – 1963 – a Canadian actor, known for his portrayal of Keith Mars in the television series “Veronica Mars”. He also appeared in films and television series such as “Just Shoot Me!”, “Flashpoint”, “Galaxy Quest”, “A.I. Artificial Intelligence” and “Contagion”.

Zach Galligan – 1964 – an American actor, best known for his role as Billy Peltzer in the horror-comedy film “Gremlins” and its sequel “Gremlins 2: The New Batch”. Some of his other works include “Waxwork”, “Nothing Lasts Forever”, “Melrose Place” and “Law & Order: Criminal Intent.”

Simon Pegg – 1970 – a British actor, known for his roles in the “Three Flavours Cornetto Trilogy,” which includes the films “Shaun of the Dead”, “Hot Fuzz” and “The World’s End”. He is also known for playing Montgomery “Scotty” Scott in the “Star Trek” film series and Benji Dunn in the “Mission: Impossible” series.

Rob Thomas – 1972 – an American singer and songwriter, best known as the lead vocalist of the rock band Matchbox Twenty. The band gained success with hit songs like “Push,” “3AM,” and “Smooth”. Rob Thomas also released solo albums, including “Something to Be” and “Cradlesong”, which featured hit songs like “Lonely No More” and “Her Diamonds.”

Danai Gurira – 1978 – a Zimbabwean-American actress, known for her role as Michonne in the television series “The Walking Dead”. She also appeared in superhero films “Black Panther” and “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever”.

Freddie Highmore – 1992 – a British actor, known for his role as Dr. Shaun Murphy in the medical drama series “The Good Doctor”. He also appeared in films such as “Finding Neverland”, “The Vault” and “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory”, where he played the character Charlie Bucket.

1924 – CTR (Computing-Tabulating-Recording Company) was renamed IBM (International Business Machines Corporation). The name change reflected the company’s evolving focus on providing a broader range of computing and business solutions beyond its original tabulating and recording devices.

1966 – One of the greatest basketball players in history, Wilt Chamberlain broke the NBA career scoring record of 20,884 points. He achieved this milestone during a game between the Philadelphia 76ers and the Phoenix Suns.

1985 – Whitney Houston released her debut album titled “Whitney Houston”. The album featured hit singles such as “Saving All My Love for You,” “How Will I Know” and “Greatest Love of All.”

1990 – From the distance of about 6 billion kilometers (3.7 billion miles) away, Voyager 1 took a photograph of the entire solar system. This image is famously known as the “Pale Blue Dot” and was part of a series of images taken as part of the Voyager mission’s “Family Portrait of the Solar System”.

1991 – Film “The Silence of the Lambs” was released in the United States. The movie stars Jodie Foster as FBI trainee Clarice Starling and Anthony Hopkins as the brilliant and sinister Dr. Hannibal Lecter. The film won multiple Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor for Anthony Hopkins, and Best Actress for Jodie Foster.

1992 – The comedy film “Wayne’s World” starring Mike Myers and Dana Carvey premiered.

It takes 5 minutes for alcohol to affect your brain. Alcohol is rapidly absorbed into the bloodstream through the walls of the stomach and small intestine. It then circulates throughout the body and the effects are often noticeable within about 10 to 30 minutes after consumption.

There’s a 3,400-year-old song. The Hurrian Hymn No. 6, which dates back to around 1400 BCE, was discovered in the ancient city of Ugarit (modern-day Ras Shamra, Syria). It was inscribed in cuneiform on clay tablets, which were excavated by archeologists.

The Bass Pro Shops Pyramid in Memphis, Tennessee, is the 9th largest pyramid in the world. It was originally built as a sports and entertainment arena, known as the Memphis Pyramid, before being transformed into a Bass Pro Shops megastore.