1819: Walt Whitman is born [leaves/grass]
1946: Rainer Werner Fassbinder is born
1957: American playwright Arthur Miller is convicted of contempt of Congress after refusing to reveal the names of alleged Communist writers [virtual trial]
1973: Despite Henry Kissinger’s protests, the US Senate votes to cut off funds for the bombing of Cambodia
1995: Senator Bob Dole condemns the entertainment industry for producing “nightmares of depravity”