1980

Led Zepplin drummer John Bonham died in bed after a drinking binge

He downed 40 shots of vodka and suffocated on his own vomit  

He was only 32

1981

Sandra Day O’Connor became the first female justice of the Supreme Court


She was sworn in as the 102nd justice  

1992

A Florida judge ruled that it was legal for a child to divorce biological parents

The court case involved twelve-year-old Gregory Kingsley who didn’t want his parents anymore

2001

Michael Jordan announced that he would return to the NBA as a player for the Washington Wizards

Jordan became the president of basketball operations for the team on January 19, 2000

and then lastly…

1929

Happy birthday to Barbara Walters! 

She was born in Boston, Massachusetts 

-Tyler Jackson

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