Mozart and Monet die, the 21st Amendment repealing prohibition is ratified, the Montgomery Bus Boycott begins, and O.J. Simpson heads to prison, all on this day.
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1932: Singer and pianist Little Richard, one of the architects of rock 'n' roll with such classics as "Tutti Frutti," "Long Tall Sally" and "Good Golly, Miss Molly," is born Richard Wayne Penniman in Macon, Ga.