2012 Event Medical textbooks require rewriting after 39-year-old Canadian Scott Routley becomes the first person believed to be in a vegetative state to tell scientists he isn't in any pain 2011 Event The U.S. officially ends its Don't ask, don't tell military policy, allowing gay and lesbian personnel to publicly declare their sexual orientation 2000 Death Christopher Pettiet, actor, Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead, dies at 24 1995 Death Rosalind Cash, actress (Emma-Go Tell It on the Mountain), dies at 56 1994 Death Henry Morgan, TV panalist (To Tell the Truth), dies of cancer at 74 1987 Death James Baldwin, writer (Go Tell it on the Mountain), dies at 63 1986 Event Madonna's "Live to Tell," single goes #1 1985 Event Naval exercises canceled when U.S. refuses to tell New Zealand of nuclear weapons 1983 Birthday Samantha Mumba, born in Dublin, Ireland, singer, actress, song, 'Gotta Tell You' reached number one in the Irish charts, appeared in movie, 'The Time Machine' 1976 Event Christian militia conquer Palestinian camp Tell al-Za'tar, 2000 killed 1972 Birthday David Arquette, actor, Scream, Scream 2, Kiss and Tell 1969 Death Bud Collyer, TV emcee (Beat the Clock, To Tell the Truth), dies at 61 1962 Birthday Taylor Dayne, New York, vocalist, Tell it to My Heart 1962 Event "Tell It To Groucho" last airs on CBS-TV 1960 Event "Tell Laura I Love Her" by Ricky Valance peaks at #1 in UK 1956 Event "To Tell the Truth" debuts on CBS-TV 1955 Birthday Cathy Ladman, comedienne, Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead 1948 Event "William Tell Overture" by Spike Jones peaks at #6 1943 Event F. Hugh Herbert's "Kiss and Tell," premieres in New York City 1939 Birthday Ray Peterson, born in Denton, Texas, singer, Tell Laura I Love Her 1938 Birthday Jeff Barry, born in Brooklyn, New York, rock writer, Tell Laura I Love Her 1928 Birthday Orson Bean, Burlington, Vermont, actor/comedian, To Tell the Truth 1926 Birthday Hildy Park, born in Washington D.C., actress, To Tell the Truth 1924 Birthday Peggy Cass, born in Boston, Massachusetts, actress/TV panelist, To Tell the Truth, Mame 1910 Birthday John Hammond Sr, New York City, rock/jazz producer, I Can Tell, So Many Roads 1910 Birthday Abraham L Polonsky, U.S. writer and director, Tell them Willie Boy is Here 1910 Birthday Kitty Carlisle, born in Louisiana, American singer, spokeswoman for the arts, actress, 'To Tell The Truth' panelist 1908 Birthday Bud Collyer, born in New York City, TV emcee, Beat the Clock, To Tell the Truth 1900 Event George Bernard Shaws "You Never Can Tell," premieres in London 1829 Event Opera "Guillaume Tell" is produced (Paris) 1829 Event Gioacchino Rossini's "William Tell," premieres in Paris 1804 Event Johann von Schiller's "Wilhelm Tell," premieres 1307 Event William Tell shoots apple off his son's head
