2012 Event In Illinois, a Cook County Circuit Court rules that the tax Amazon.com levied on Internet businesses by the U.S. state of Illinois is unconstitutional 2012 Event California's Proposition 8 banning gay marriage in that state was overturned by the U.S. States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit 2011 Event President Obama's health insurance mandate from his Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act is struck down by the U.S. court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit 2011 Event Former Enron CEO Jeff Skilling loses his appeal against his conviction for fraud in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit 1988 Event U.S. 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals affirms Yonkers is guilty of racism 1988 Event 3-judge panel of 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco strikes down Army's ban on homosexuals (later overturned by appeal) 1982 Death Rex Marshall, TV announcer (Circuit Rider, Herman Hickman Show), dies 1972 Birthday Charlie Haas, born in Houston, Texas, Charles Doyle 'Charlie' Haas II, professional wrestler, wrestles for World Wrestling Entertainment, previously teamed with brother, Russ, on independent circuit, winning JAPW Tag Team Championship 1971 Event WCJB TV channel 20 in Gainesville, Florida (ABC/NBC) begins broadcasting 3-judge U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals 1966 Event Wisc State Circuit Court Judge Elmer W. Roller rules either the Braves stay in Milwaukee or NL must promise Wisconsin an expansion team for 1966 1963 Birthday Fisher Stevens, Chicago, actor, My Science Project, Short Circuit 1962 Event U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals orders Meredith admitted to University of Miss 1961 Event Robert Noyce patents integrated circuit 1959 Event Texas Instruments requests patent of IC (Integrated Circuit) 1958 Birthday Steve Guttenberg, born in Brooklyn, New York, actor, Police Academy, Short Circuit 1952 Event 1st closed circuit pay-TV telecast of a sports event 1940 Birthday Austin Pendleton, born in Warren, Ohio, actor, Short Circuit, Simon, Hello Again 1939 Birthday John Badham, Luton England, director, Dracula, Short Circuit 1936 Birthday Anne Downey, British circuit judge 1933 Birthday Helen Paling, British circuit judge 1921 Birthday Sanderson Temple, circuit judge 1917 Birthday Jean Graham Hall, circuit court judge, England 1886 Birthday Louis Hazeltine, inventor, neutrodyne circuit, making radio possible
