On Today’s date in 1492, Muhammad XI, the sultan of Granada, the last Arab stronghold in Spain, surrendered to Spanish forces.
On Today’s date in 1788, Georgia became the fourth state to ratify the U.S. Constitution.
On Today’s date in 1965, the New York Jets signed University of Alabama quarterback Joe Namath to a contract reportedly worth $427,000.
On Today’s date in 1974, President Nixon signed legislation requiring states to limit highway speeds to 55 miles per hour (federal speed limits were abolished in 1995).
Today Actor Cuba Gooding Jr. is 40.
Today Model Christy Turlington is 39.
Today Actor Taye Diggs is 37.
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