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| On this day in history .. |
- 0330 - Constantinople founded
- 1752 - 1st US fire insurance policy is issued - in Philadelphia
- 1792 - Columbia River discovered & named by American Capt Robert Gray
- 1850 - Work starts on 1st brick building in SF
- 1858 - Minnesota becomes 32nd state
- 1871 - John Herschel - cataloguer of southern hemisphere stars - dies at 79
- 1897 - Wash Senator Charlie Farrell throws out 8 attempted stealers
- 1907 - Bank of SF incorporated
- 1916 - Einstein's Theory of General Relativity presented
- 1919 - Yanks Jack Quinn & Senator Walter Johnson - 12 inning 0-0 tie
- 1929 - 1st regularly scheduled TV broadcasts (3 nights per week)
- 1947 - BF Goodrich manufactures 1st tubeless tire - Akron - Oh
- 1949 - By a vote of 37-12 Israel became 59th member of UN
- 1951 - Jay Forrester patents computer core memory
- 1960 - Israelli soldiers capture Adolf Eichmann in Buenos Aires
- 1975 - Flyers 1-Isles 2 - Semi Finals- Series tied at 3 games
- 1975 - Israel signs an agreement with European Economic Market
- 1982 - Canucks 4-Isles 6 - Stanley Cup- Isles hold 2-0 lead
| Famous birthdays for this day .. |
- 1722 - Peter Camper, anatomist
- 1852 - Charles Warren Fairbanks, (R) 26th U.S. vice-president (1905-09)
- 1888 - Irving Berlin, dreaming of a white Christmas
- 1892 - Dame Margaret Rutherford, British actress (Murder Most Foul)
- 1902 - BidŁ Sayao, Brazilian soprano
- 1904 - Salvador DalĄ, surrealist
- 1912 - Phil Silvers, U.S. comedian actor
- 1916 - Camilo Jose Cela, in Spain author
- 1927 - Mort Sahl, comedian
- 1938 - Doug McClure, actor
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