On this date in history…

(2017) American actress Mary Tyler Moore, who helped redefine the portrayal of women on TV with her roles in the comedies The Dick Van Dyke Show (1961–66) and The Mary Tyler Moore Show (1970–77), died in Greenwich, Connecticut. (2005) American architect Philip C. Johnson—who wielded great influence in American  architectural  design, playing a defining role in several 20th-century movements—died in Connecticut. (1971) American criminal and cult leader Charles Manson and three of his followers were convicted of a series of notorious murders; their crimes inspired the best-selling book Helter Skelter (1974). (1961) The animated film One Hundred and One Dalmatians was released in the United States, and it became a Disney classic, especially noted for the villainous character Cruella De Vil. (1949) The first Emmy Awards were presented; there were only six categories, and nominated shows were limited to those that aired in the Los Angeles area. (1945) In an effort to prevent tooth decay, Grand Rapids, Michigan, became the first U.S. city to add fluoride to its water system. (1882) British writer Virginia Woolf, who made an original contribution to the form of the novel and was one of the most-distinguished critics of her time, was born in London. (1759) Robert Burns, national poet of Scotland, was born in Alloway in Ayrshire. (1533) Henry VIII, king of England, married his second wife, Anne Boleyn, in a secret ceremony. (41 CE) On this day in 41 ce Claudius I, who extended Roman rule in North Africa and made Britain a province of the Roman Empire, was affirmed as emperor, raised to the post one day after the murder of his nephew, Gaius Caesar (Caligula).