Magellan reaches the Pacific, William Shakespeare gets hitched, the Grand Ole Opry debuts, Olympic gymnast Nadia Comaneci defects, and Jeffrey Dahmer is killed in prison, all on this day.
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1950: Actor Ed Harris, who would go on to earn Academy Award nominations for his roles in "Apollo 13," "The Truman Show," "The Hours" and "Pollock," is born in Englewood, N.J.