On this day in 2005, the Pontiac Grand Am ceased production at the 100 year-old Lansing Car Assembly plant. In 2000, Bill Clinton announced that accurate GPS access would no longer be restricted to the U.S. military. In 1998, the European Central Bank was founded in Brussels in order to define and execute the EU's monetary policy. The 1986 World Exposition opened in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. In 1952, the world's first ever jet airliner (the De Havilland Comet 1) made its maiden voyage, flying from London to Johannesburg. In 1918, General Motors acquired the Chevrolet Motor Company of Delaware. And in 1885, Good Housekeeping magazine went on sale for the first time. Happy Birthday David Beckham (1975), The Rock (1972), Bianca Jagger (1945), Engelbert Humperdinck (1936), Pinky Lee (1907-1993), Benjamin Spock (1903-1998), Elijah McCoy (1843-1929) and Catherine the Great (1729-1796). RIP J. Edgar Hoover (d. 1972). "When you encounter seemingly good advice that contradicts other seemingly good advice, ignore them both." - Al Franken </FRIDAY>