Highlights in history
■ In 1784, the United States ratified the Treaty of Paris, ending the Revolutionary War; Britain followed suit in April 1784.
■ In 1898, author Charles Lutwidge Dodgson — who was better-known as “Alice in Wonderland” creator Lewis Carroll — died at 65.
■ In 1927, the Paramount silent romantic comedy “It,” starring Clara Bow, had its world premiere in Los Angeles. ■ In George C. Wallace (above) was sworn in as governor of Alabama with the pledge “Segregation forever!” — a view Wallace later repudiated.
■ In 1967, the “Summer of Love” unofficially began with a “Human Be-In” at Golden Gate Park in San Francisco.
■ In 1993, TV talk-show host David Letterman announced his move from NBC to CBS.
■ Five years ago: Lance Armstrong ended a decade of denial by confessing to Oprah Winfrey in a videotaped interview that he’d used performance-enhancing drugs to win the Tour de France.
Birthdays
■ 80: Jack Jones, singer
■ 77: Faye Dunaway, actress ■ 70: Carl Weathers, actor
■ 66: Maureen Dowd, Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist
■ 50: LL Cool J, rapper
■ 49: Jason Bateman, actor
■ 28: Grant Gustin, actor-singer
Thought for today
“If you limit your actions in life to things that nobody can possibly find fault with, you will not do much.” — Charles Lutwidge Dodgson (“Lewis Carroll”), English author (1832-98)