1901 – Vice President of the United States Theodore Roosevelt utters the famous phrase, "Speak softly and carry a big stick" at the Minnesota State Fair.

1945 – World War II: Combat ends in the Pacific Theater: The Japanese Instrument of Surrender is signed by Japan and the major warring powers aboard the battleship USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay.

1963 – CBS Evening News becomes U.S. network television's first half-hour weeknight news broadcast, when the show is lengthened from 15 to 30 minutes.

2001 – The adult-oriented television block Adult Swim debuts on Cartoon Network.

2013 – The Eastern span replacement of the San Francisco–Oakland Bay Bridge opens at 10:15 PM at a cost of $6.4 billion, after the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake damaged the old span.

If today is your birthday, Happy Birthday To You! You share this special day with…

1850 – Albert Spalding, American baseball player, manager, and businessman, co-founded the Spalding Sporting Goods Company (d. 1915)

1917 – Laurindo Almeida, Brazilian-American guitarist and composer (d. 1995)

1925 – Hugo Montenegro, American composer and conductor (d. 1981)

1928 – Horace Silver, American pianist and composer (d. 2014)

1931 – Clifford Jordan, American saxophonist (d. 1993)

1946 – Billy Preston, American singer-songwriter, pianist, and actor (d. 2006)

1946 – Dan White, American assassin and politician (d. 1985)

1948 – Terry Bradshaw, American football player, sportscaster, and actor

1953 – John Zorn, American saxophonist, composer, and producer

1964 – Keanu Reeves, Lebanese-Canadian actor, singer, and producer

1966 – Salma Hayek, Mexican-American actress, director, and producer

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