1936Former U. S. Supreme Court Justice Anthony M. Kennedy was born in Sacramento, Calif. Kennedy, a Ronald Reagan appointee, joined the bench in 1988. His nomination came after Reagan’s failed nominations of Robert Bork, who was rejected by the Senate, and Douglas Ginsburg, who withdrew his name after admitting to marijuana use.1829William Burt patented the first typewriter. Besides being an inventor, Burt was a legislator, surveyor and millwright. He also invented the first workable solar compass and the equatorial …