National grilled cheese sandwich day. Pop culture from 1979. Civil War began, Yuri Gargarin 1st human to orbit the earth, Navy Seals free Capt. Phillips. Todays birthdays - John Kay, Ed O'Neill, David Letterman, David Cassidy, Andy Garcia, Vince Gill, Art Alexakis, Shannen Doherty, Claire Danes, Easton Corbin. FDR died.