Who was born on this date?

1860 - In Worcester, Massachusetts, Harvard and Yale University freshmen met at the first intercollegiate billiards match.

1854 - Walter Hunt of New York City patented the paper collar. The once-popular collar was part of a clergyman’s wardrobe.

1866 - Ulysses S. Grant became the first American officer to reach the rank of General of the United States Army, when he was promoted today.

1871 - Perforated wrapping paper was patented by Seth Wheeler of Albany, New York.

1909 - In what would become the world's first internatinal flight not in the United States, Louis Bleriot of France crossed the English Channel in a 28-hp monoplane with a wingspan of 23 feet.

1925 - The first radio station in the United States to broadcast with a 50,000-watt transmitter was Station 2XAG in Schenectady, New York. The station, which would be known as WGY Radio, could broadcast with 50,000 watts, because it was owned by the General Electric Company.

1939 - New York City's W2XBS television station debuted television's first musical comedy. The show was called "Topsy and Eva".

1942 - The first number one hit for Capitol Records made it to the top of the charts today. One of Capitol's first six records released on July 1, the newborn company’s hit was "Cow Cow Boogie" by Ella Mae Morse and Freddy Slack.

1946 - At Club 500 in Atlantic City, New Jersey, Dean Martin, and comedian Jerry Lewis held their first show as a team. It was while performing seperately at the Glass Hat in New York City that the two first met. There they decided to try an ad-lib act together. In less than 8 months, the duo went from earning $350 a week to $5,000.

1947 - The world's record for a discus throw went to Fortune Gordien of Oslo, Norway with a throw of 178.47 feet.

1952 - The Western cinema classic, High Noon, starring Gary Cooper and newcomer actress Grace Kelly, premiered in New York on this date. Cooper later received the Academy Award for Best Actor, and the film also won for Best Film Editing and two Best Music Awards: one for Best Song, the other for Best Scoring (1952).

1960 - It's Now or Never, Elvis Presley's hit single, debuted on Billboard's popular record charts on this date. The song, adapted from the 1899 Italian song, O Sole Mio, was on the charts for 16 weeks, was Number 1 for 5 weeks, and was later certified gold.

1965 - When eventual-rock legend Bob Dylan appeared on stage at the Newport Jazz Festival with an electric guitar, he was booed and hissed off the stage.

1970 - (They Long to Be) Close to You, by The Carpenters, rocketed to the Number 1 spot on Billboard's record charts, and stayed there for 4 weeks. It became a very popular song at weddings.

1978 - Pete Rose, Cincinnati Reds’ first baseman, broke the National League record, set in 1945 by Tommy Holmes for consecutive base hits, when he batted in his 38th straight game.

1979 - Louise Brown, the first test-tube baby was born in England to Lesley and Gilbert Brown. She was the first baby to be conceived outside of the mother’s body.

1981 - Today, on his 27th birthday, Walter Payton signed a contract with the Chicago Bears of the NFL. The famous running back earned nearly $2 million for the next three years. Payton would become the Natinal Football League's highest-paid player.

1987 - When it won its 29th game in a row, the Salt Lake City Trappers set a professional baseball record. The record breaking game came when the Class ‘A’ Trappers beat Pocatello Idaho 13-3.