TODAY IN HISTORY
1533
England’s King Henry VIII secretly married his second wife, Anne Boleyn, who later gave birth to Elizabeth I.
1915
America’s first official transcontinental telephone call took place as Alexander Graham Bell, who was in New York, spoke to his former assistant, Thomas Watson, who was in San Francisco, over a line set up by American Telephone & Telegraph.
1924
The first Winter Olympic Games opened in Chamonix, France.
1945
The World War II Battle of the Bulge ended as German forces were pushed back to their original positions.
1971
Charles Manson and three female followers were convicted in Los Angeles of murder and conspiracy in the 1969 slayings of seven people, including actor Sharon Tate.
1994
Maintaining his innocence, singer Michael Jackson settled a child molestation lawsuit against him; terms were confidential, although the monetary figure was reportedly $22million.
Birthdays
Country singer Claude Gray is 90. Actor Leigh Taylor-Young is 77. Actor Jenifer Lewis is 65. Musician Matt Odmark is 48. R&B singer Alicia Keys is 41. Actor Michael Trevino is 37. Pop musician Calum Hood is 26. Actor Olivia Edward is 15.