Happy Birthday RIP Christopher Reeve(1952–2004) Juliet Prowse(1936–1996) William Faulkner(1897–1962) Barbara Walters (1929–2022) Michael Madsen(1958–2025) ; Michael Douglas–81 Cheryl Tiegs–78 Anson William Heimlich–76 Mark Hamill–74 Heather Locklear–64 Beth Toussaint–63 Tate Donovan–62 Willard “Will” Smith Jr–57 Catherine Jones(Douglas)–56 Hal Harry Sparks III–56 David Benihoff(Friedman)–55 ; 1789 –The United States Congress passes twelve constitutional amendments : the ten known as the Bill of Rights, and the Congressional Apportionment Amendment and the Congressional Compensational Amendment ; 1957 –Central High School in Little Rock Arkansas is integrated by the use of US Army troops forcing the first desegregation of a public school after SCOTUS rules that segregation is unconstitutional.