From the Archives: 1990 Proving that taxes have long been a sore spot with students, a Wildcat cartoonist comments on Bush senior's tax policies.

Today

· 1828: The first edition of Noah Webster's American Dictionary of the English Language was published.

· 1939: John Steinbeck's novel "The Grapes of Wrath" was published.

Tuesday

· 1817: The first American school for the deaf opened in Hartford, Conn.

· 1947: Jackie Robinson became baseball's first black major league player when he debuted with the Brooklyn Dodgers on opening day.

Wednesday

· 1862: A bill ending slavery in the District of Columbia became law.

· 1999: Wayne Gretzky announced his retirement from hockey.

Thursday

· 1964: The Ford Motor Company unveiled its new Mustang model.

· 1993: A federal jury in Los Angeles convicted two former police officers of violating the civil rights of beaten motorist Rodney King; two other officers were acquitted.

Friday

· 1775: Paul Revere began his famous ride from Charlestown to Lexington, Mass., warning American colonists that the British were coming.

· 1906: A devastating earthquake followed by raging fires struck San Francisco. Nearly 700 people died.