In 1930, Mahatma Gandhi began a 200-mile march protesting British salt tax. In 1947, President Harry S. Truman introduced the “Truman Doctrine” aimed at fighting communism. In 2002, the UN Security Council approved a resolution endorsing a Palestinian state.

Elaine de Kooning (1920-89), artist/critic; Jack Kerouac (1922-69), writer; Edward Albee (1928- ); Andrew Young (1932- ) activist/politician; Liza Minnelli (1946- ), actress/singer; James Taylor (1948- ), singer/songwriter; Carl Hiaasen (1953- ), author; Darryl Strawberry (1962- ), baseball player; Aaron Eckhart (1968- ), actor.

In 1966, the NHL’s Bobby Hull scored his 51st goal, becoming the first player to surpass 50 in a season.

President Harry S. Truman was the holder of Medicare card No. 1, which President Lyndon Johnson had symbolically presented to Truman on the passing of Medicare legislation in 1965.

“It is unwise to be too sure of one's own wisdom. It is healthy to be reminded that the strongest might weaken and the wisest might err.” – Mahatma Gandhi