This day in history

Some notable historical events that happened today include:

1893 -  Brothers Charles and Frank Duryea road-tested the first American-made gasoline-powered automobile 

1897 -  the John Deere trademark was registered by Deere and Co.

1937 -  George Allen and Unwin published J.R.R. Tolkien's The Hobbit

1970 -  Monday Night Football premiered on ABC with the Cleveland Browns winning over the New York Jets

1985 -  Larry Holmes defended his heavyweight title for the 49th time against Michael Spinks. In a 15 round bout, Spinks came out on top in a split decision 

2003 -  NASA's Galileo space probe completed its mission to Jupiter 

Some interesting birthdays include:

H.G. Wells (1866)

Allen Lane (1902) - joined his brothers Richard and John to found Penguin Books

Charles "Chuck" Jones (1912) - animator who worked on Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies bringing Bugs Bunny and Elmer Fudd to life

Helen Foster Snow (1907)

Gloria Cordes (1931)

Stephen King (1947)

Anne Burrell (1969)