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Events on this day...
1769 Daniel Boone begins exploring the Bluegrass State of Kentucky.
1776 Richard Lee of Virginia calls for Declaration of Independence.
1839 Hawaiian Declaration of Rights is signed
1839 The Hawaiian Declaration of Rights is signed.
1905 Norway declares independence from Sweden
1929 Vatican City becomes a soverign state
1938 First Boeing 314 Clipper "Flying Boat" flown by Eddie Allen
1948 Communists take over Czechoslovakia
1953 First color network telecast from Boston, Massachusets.
1965 Gemini 4 completes 62 orbits
1971 Soviet Soyuz 11 crew completes first transfer to orbiting Salyut
1972 German Chancellor Willy Brandt visits Israel
1977 Anita Bryant leads successful crusade against Miami gay law
1981 Israel bombs Iraqi plutonium production facility at Osirak.
Happy Birthday to:
1502 Pope Gregory XIII, who introduced the Gregorian calendar in 1582
1778 Beau Brummel, the foremost man of fashion.
1848 Paul Gauguin, painter
1896 Robert Mulliken, U.S. chemist, physicist (Nobel 1966)
1897 George Szell conductor
Todays Witticism:
One man tells a falsehood, a hundred repeat it as true.