Today Is Hug a GI Day

Today is Hug a GI Day, Discover What Your Name Means Day, National Pound Cake Day, Toy Soldier Day, International Scrapbooking Industry Day and National Grammar Day.

-- On this date in 1861, Abraham Lincoln took the oath of office as the 16th president.

-- On this date in 1902, The American Automobile Association (AAA) was founded in Chicago.

-- On this date in 1924, the song "Happy Birthday to You" was published.

-- On this date in 1933, FDR gave his famous Nothing to Fear speech.

-- On this date in 1950, Walt Disney released Cinderella.

-- On this date in 1952, Ronald Reagan and Nancy Davis got married.

-- On this date in 1966, John Lennon created an international controversy when he said the Beatles "are probably bigger than Jesus right now."

-- On this date in 1974, People magazine was launched.

-- On this date in 1976, Hall & Oates recorded "Rich Girl."

-- On this date in 1993, Whitney Houston and Bobby Brown became parents when Whitney gave birth to a baby girl named Bobbi Kristina Houston Brown.

-- On this date in 1994, Kurt Cobain was rushed to the hospital after overdosing on alcohol and drugs in a Rome hotel. He mixed 50-60 Rohypnol pills with champagne.

-- On this date in 1994, John Candy died.

-- On this date in 1999, Victoria 'Posh Spice' Beckham gave birth to a baby boy named Brooklyn.

-- On this date in 1999, Monica Lewinsky's book about her affair with U.S. President Clinton went on sale in the U.S.

-- On this date in 2005, Martha Stewart was released from prison.

-- On this date in 2008, Republican John McCain clinched his party's presidential nomination.

-- On this date in 2009, Nadya Suleman's 911 calls were released. She called 911 because she was pregnant and hormonal and her son was missing.

-- On this date in 2012, Vladimir Putin won Russia's presidential election.