Alfred Nobel establishes the Nobel Prize, Baby Face Nelson dies in a shootout with the FBI, Harvey Milk is assassinated, MTV bans Madonna, and Tiger Woods crashes his SUV, all on this day.
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1955: Science educator, engineer and broadcaster Bill Nye, better known as "The Science Guy" from his Disney/PBS children's science show "Bill Nye the Science Guy," is born in Washington, D.C.