1998 Rodney Harvey, actor, My Own Private Idaho, dies at 30
1997 Brandi Sherwood, (Idaho) replaces Brook Lee (Miss Univ) as Miss USA
1995 FBI agent Lon Horiuchi shoots at Randy Weaver's cabin in Idaho
1995 U.S. marshals move in on Randy Weaver's cabin in Idaho
1991 "My Own Private Idaho" premieres
1989 Brandi Sherwood, of Idaho, crowned 7th Miss Teen USA
1979 Suzan Dandeneau, Miss Idaho Teen USA 1996
1979 Kimberly Whiting, Miss Idaho Teen USA 1997
1977 Misty Marriah Esplin, born in Preston, Idaho, Miss America-Idaho 1997
1976 Teton Dam in Idaho burst causing $1 billion damage, 14 die
1974 Nancy Napolski, Hinsdale Idaho, air rifle 1996 Olympics
1973 Brooke Jennifer Gambrell, Boise Idaho, Miss America-Idaho 1996
1973 Ntala Skinner, Sun Valley Idaho, biathelete 1994 Olympics
1972 Electrical fire in Sunshine Silver mine. 126 die (Kellogg Idaho)
1970 Rachel Jacobs, Ririe Idaho, actress, It's Not Easy
1969 Tracy Yarbrough, Miss Idaho USA 1996
1967 Kendra Lee Ruwe, born in Madison, Idaho, Miss Idaho-America 1991
1965 Ruthie Matthes, Sun Valley Idaho, cyclist 1996 Olympics
1963 Mickey Wright wins LPGA Idaho Centennia Golf Tournament
1961 KIFI TV channel 8 in Idaho Falls, ID (NBC) begins broadcasting
1955 Arco, Idaho becomes 1st U.S. city lit by nuclear power
1954 James F Reilly II, born in Mt Home AFB Idaho, PhD/astronaut, STS 89, sk:100
1953 KID (now KIDK) TV channel 3 in Idaho Falls, ID (CBS) 1st broadcasting
1953 James Russo, born in New York City, actor, My Own Private Idaho, China Girl
1951 Dirk Kempthorne, Sen-R Idaho
1943 -60 degrees F (-51 degrees C), Island Park Dam, Idaho (state record)
1935 La Monte Young, Bern Idaho, composer, Composition in 1990
1934 118 degrees F (48 degrees C), Orofino, Idaho (state record)
1929 KID-AM in Idaho Falls ID begins radio transmissions
1927 Charles Lindbergh visits Boise, Idaho, on his cross-country tour
1922 J. D. Cannon, born in Salmon, Idaho, actor, McCloud, Ike, Call to Glory
1920 Lana Turner, born in Wallace, Idaho, actress, Survivors, Falcon Crest
1917 Virginia Grey, born in Louisiana, actress, Another Thin Man, Idiot's Delight, Idaho
1915 Mary Kornman, Idaho Falls ID, actress, Queen of the Jungle
1915 1st elected Jewish governor, Moses Alexander, takes office in Idaho
1913 John K M McCaffery, Moscow Idaho, TV host, One Minute Please
1910 Great Idaho Fire destroys 3 million acres of timber
1909 7.17" (18.2 cm) of rainfall, Rattlesnake Creek, Idaho (state rec)
1898 Melville Ruick, Boise Idaho, actor, Barton-City Hospital
1890 Idaho admitted as 43rd U.S. state
1869 U.S. Assay Office in Boise, Idaho authorized
1868 U.S. Congress forms Wyoming Territory (Dakota, Utah and Idaho)
1863 Boise, Idaho founded (now capital of Idaho)
1863 Territory of Idaho established
1863 Idaho Territory forms
1860 1st White settlement in Idaho, Franklin
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