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This Day in History
Birthdays
0317:Constantius II, Roman emperor (337-61)
1779:Carl Ritter, cofounder of modern science of geography
1783:John Heathcoat, invented lace-making machinery
1876:Mata Hari, dancer courtesan spy
1886:Louis Hazeltine, invented neutrodyne circuit making radio possible
1903:Louis Leakey, anthropologist
1904:Ralph J Bunche, a founder & diplomat of UN (Nobel 1950)
1926:Stan Freberg, Writer-producer
1929:Don Larsen, on what must have been a perfect day
1932:Ann Harding,
1942:B.J. Thomas, singer (Raindrops)
1942:Anjanette Comer, in Dawson Tx
1942:Garrison Keillor,
1943:Lana Cantrell, in Sydney Australia
1944:Loni Anderson, in St Paul Minn (WKRP in Cincinnati)
1958:Alberto Salazar, marathoner
Facts
1782:George Washington creates the Order of the Purple Heart
1789:US War Department established.
1807:1st servicable steamboat the Cleremont goes on 1st voyage
1819:Battle of Boyac ; Bol?var defeats Spanish in Colombia
1820:1st potatoes planted in Hawaii
1882:Feud between the Hatfield family of southern WV & McCoys of eastern Kentucky broke out. About 100 either killed or wounded.
1912:Progressive Party nominated Theodore Roosevelt for president.
1927:Peace Bridge between US & Canada dedicated
1929:Ruth ties record by hitting grand slams in consecutive games
1934:US Court of Appeals upheld lower court ruling striking down govt's attempt to ban the controversial James Joyce novel `Ulysses'
1942:US marines land in Guadalcanal Solomon Islands
1946:1st coin bearing portrait of Negro authorized
1947:Balsa raft Kon Tiki crashed into a Polynesian archipelago reef
1959:Explorer 6 transmits 1st TV photo of earth from space
1961:Cosmonaut Gherman Titov circles Earth for a full day in Vostok 2
1964:US Congress approves Gulf of Tonkin resolution
1970:1st computer chess tournament
1971:Apollo 15 returns to Earth
1972:Joi Lansing dies at 43
1974:Philippe Petit walks tightrope strung between the twin towers
1976:US Viking 2 goes into Martian orbit after 11-month flight from earth
1983:Bobby Murcer day at Yankee Stadium
1984:Jim Deshales became the 1000th playing Yankee
1987:5 Central American presidents sign peace accord in Guatemala
1987:Lynne Cox swims 4.3 km from US to USSR in 4o C (39o F) Bering Sea
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