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In 1954, Henry Bascomb replaced the bulbs atop the tower
of the Empire State Building, and said it was the high light
of his career.
                -- "On This Day in History"
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In 1914, the first crossword puzzle was printed in a
newspaper. The creator received $4000 down ... and $3000 across.
                -- "On This Day in History"
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In 1890 cooking oil was first bottled ... on a Fry Day.
                -- "On This Day in History"
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In 1884, a Filipino contortionist was hired by the circus.
He was the first Manila folder.
                -- "On This Day in History"
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In 1930, a restaurant opened above a Karate school. They only
served chops.
                -- "On This Day in History"
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In 1822 the patent was granted for artificial teeth to Charles
M. Graham of New York City. They were known as Graham clackers.
                -- "On This Day in History"
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In 1922 the world's largest candle was lit. It burned for a wick.
                -- "On This Day in History"
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In 1808 chocolate was first made. Isn't that sweet?
                -- "On This Day in History"
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In 1906 crackers became popular after being a wafer a while.
                -- "On This Day in History"
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In 1899 the first dog training school opened. Graduates
received a barkalaureate degree.
                -- "On This Day in History"
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In 1968 the first dancing school opened. It had waltz to waltz carpeting.
                -- "On This Day in History"
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In 1914 the first course was offered in cosmetology.
Students took a make-up exam.
                -- "On This Day in History"
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In 1910 the first Army dental unit was formed. They
had a good drill team.
                -- "On This Day in History"
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In 1868 the first postmaster was hired. He got the job by
stamping his feet.
                -- "On This Day in History"
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In 1904 men's briefs were first manufactured in the West Undies.
                -- "On This Day in History"
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In 1919 the first elevator company opened. It had its ups and downs.
                -- "On This Day in History"
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In 1902 the first gum factory opened. An employee fell into
a vat and his boss chewed him out.
                -- "On This Day in History"
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In 1881 the first carpenter was employed. He wasn't very
successful - he bit his nails.
                -- "On This Day in History"
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In 1896 the first music patent was granted. The man who
received it said he got it for a song.
                -- "On This Day in History"
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In 1945 bakers went on strike. They wanted more dough.
                -- "On This Day in History"
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In 1940 Charles Atlas joined the circus. He carried the whole show.
                -- "On This Day in History"
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In 1900 the first lighthouse was built. Everyone celebrated
with beacon and eggs.
                -- "On This Day in History"
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In 1882 the first pilots license was issued. It was made of flypaper.
                -- "On This Day in History"
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In 1843 the first Shetland pony was brought to the U.S.
All the children screamed for joy and got a little hoarse.
                -- "On This Day in History"
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In 1886 the first accountant was hired by a circus.
He juggled the books.
                -- "On This Day in History"
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In 1922 cardboard belts were first made. It was the first waist paper.
                -- "On This Day in History"
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In 1926 electricity was first installed in an English Castle.
It was the first knight light.
                -- "On This Day in History"
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In 1600 acupuncture was first used. Practitioners worked for pin money.
                -- "On This Day in History"
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In 1931 the first human cannonball was hired by a circus.
He was fired. Then they hired someone of higher caliber.
                -- "On This Day in History"
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In 1791 the first marble building was built, but it kept rolling away.
                -- "On This Day in History"
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In 1951 the first automobile commercial was set to music.
It was the first car tune.
                -- "On This Day in History"
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In 1924 the first rubber man joined the circus but he got bounced.
                -- "On This Day in History"
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In 1935 the largest sponge colony was found in the Atlantic.
There was a soaker born every minute.
                -- "On This Day in History"
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In 1857 the first chess tournament was held. The winner got a check.
                -- "On This Day in History"
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In 1918 gum was first sold on a chew-chew train.
                -- "On This Day in History"
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In 1868 the first mythology exhibit was featured in a circus.
It got centaur ring.
                -- "On This Day in History"
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In 1883 the first flea circus opened, but a dog came by
and stole the whole show.
                -- "On This Day in History"
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In 1787 the first alarm clock was made. Everyone was tocking about it.
                -- "On This Day in History"
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In 1895 the steam iron was invented. It solved some pressing problems.
                -- "On This Day in History"
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In 1865 the coffee percolator was patented, and gave
grounds for celebration.
                -- "On This Day in History"
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In 1901 the first library opened in Booklyn.
                -- "On This Day in History"
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In 1911 the first art contest was held. Winners were
selected by a drawing.
                -- "On This Day in History"
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In 1803 the first medical book was written. It had no appendix.
                -- "On This Day in History"
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In 1910 artificial snow was first made, which gave us snow fakes.
                -- "On This Day in History"
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In 1915 the first book was written on watchmaking.
Everybody said it was about time.
                -- "On This Day in History"
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In 1955 the first all night bakery opened.
It was run by a real dough nut.
                -- "On This Day in History"
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In 1923 the first wig for men was made, but people didn't want toupee.
                -- "On This Day in History"
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In 1923 clothes hampers became popular. They were for
people who wanted to throw in the towel.
                -- "On This Day in History"
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In 1936 the first rubber covered football was made.
People really got a kick out of it.
                -- "On This Day in History"
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In 1928 the first frog jumping jubilee was held.
It made people very hoppy.
                -- "On This Day in History"
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In 1888 bread was first made commercially. Everybody
fell in loaf with it.
                -- "On This Day in History"
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In 1939 the first illuminated golf course opened. It was
for people who liked swinging night clubs.
                -- "On This Day in History"
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In 1929 the first hill climbing contest was held. It
was for slope pokes.
                -- "On This Day in History"
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In 1916 the first saddle was made with foot pieces,
but people thought it might stirrup trouble.
                -- "On This Day in History"
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In 1908 playing cards were invented. For the first time
you could buy suits for under a dollar.
                -- "On This Day in History"
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In 1689 the first chair was made especially for royalty,
but it was throne out.
                -- "On This Day in History"
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In 1639 the first attorney was graduated. For the ceremony
he wore a civil suit.
                -- "On This Day in History"
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In 1921 boll weevils attacked potato crops. Farmers kept
their eyes peeled.
                -- "On This Day in History"
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In 1904 mail was first delivered by dog sled ... it all
arrived airedale spaniel delivery.
                -- "On This Day in History"
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In 1890 the first car was made for feudal petroleum magnates.
It was called a vassal-lene.
                -- "On This Day in History"
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In 1890 mustard was invented in a New York apartment.
It was the first condimentium.
                -- "On This Day in History"
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In 1802 the broom was invented. The inventor was so tired,
he went to sweep.
                -- "On This Day in History"
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In 1930 rubber gloves were first used. People found them very handy.
                -- "On This Day in History"
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In 1891 the first orchestra was formed in Massachusetts.
It was a band in Boston.
                -- "On This Day in History"
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In 1944 a shipment of wigs landed at New York hairport.
                -- "On This Day in History"
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In 1835 the first railroad ran trains to Washington, D.C.
so politicians could get on the right track.
                -- "On This Day in History"
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In 1871 the first relief map was made. The inventor got a raise.
                -- "On This Day in History"
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In 1900 Bernard McFadden opened a penny restaurant in
New York City. It made a lot of cents.
                -- "On This Day in History"
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In 1823 the first dictionary was written for poets.
They celebrated with a luncheon and ate rhyme bread.
                -- "On This Day in History"
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In 1859 the first rocket patent was granted.
The inventor went out to launch.
                -- "On This Day in History"
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In 1849 the safety pin was invented by Walter Hunt. He
wasn't too successful at first but he stuck to his work.
                -- "On This Day in History"
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In 1834 Issac Fisher patented sandpaper. He really had it rough.
                -- "On This Day in History"
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In 1938 a Santa Claus school opened in Albion, N.Y.
Some students graduated just in the St. Nick of time.
                -- "On This Day in History"
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In 1905 the first savings bank opened. It was for guys and dollars.
                -- "On This Day in History"
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In 1814 the circular saw was invented by a man who
wanted to take a short cut.
                -- "On This Day in History"
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In 1891 William Canby manufactured computing scales,
which proves that where there's a Will there's a weigh.
                -- "On This Day in History"
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In 1633 the first school opened in America. It was a classy place.
                -- "On This Day in History"
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In 1835 Hiram Powers began the first marble sculpture,
but he did chip work.
                -- "On This Day in History"
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In 1783 the first self winding clock was made. Everyone was tick-led.
                -- "On This Day in History"
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In 1889 the patent was granted for the sewing machine.
It left everyone in stiches.
                -- "On This Day in History"
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In 1813 the first mail delivery by steamboat was
authorized. It carried coast cards.
                -- "On This Day in History"
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In 1942 a five day bicycle race was run. Then the racers
got a weak end off.
                -- "On This Day in History"
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In 1889 the first college textile school opened.
The students became very materialistic.
                -- "On This Day in History"
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In 1912 a play was performed by a group of senators.
It was an act of congress.
                -- "On This Day in History"
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In 1869 the waffle iron was invented for people who had wrinkled waffles.
                -- "On This Day in History"
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In 1970 the first bank without tellers opened. It was
for people who believe money talks.
                -- "On This Day in History"
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In 1940 an Easter picnic was held in Washington, and
everyone had sandwiches on hamburger bunnies.
                -- "On This Day in History"
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In 1790 the first official count of the U.S. population
was made. It made a lot of census.
                -- "On This Day in History"
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In 1967 the first horse motel opened. It provided animals
with a stable environment.
                -- "On This Day in History"
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In 1866 dynamite was first made, and the company did a booming business.
                -- "On This Day in History"
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In 1823 the first barber shop opened. It was hair conditioned.
                -- "On This Day in History"
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In 1840 the first elastic girdle was made. Asked if it works,
the inventor said, "Of corset does."
                -- "On This Day in History"
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In 1838 the muffler was invented. It was exhausting work.
                -- "On This Day in History"
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In 1901 a slab of stone was discovered with a multiplication
problem carved on it. It was the first concrete example.
                -- "On This Day in History"
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In 1894 the Cowboy Father of the Year award was given to
a dude dad.
                -- "On This Day in History"
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In 1880 the first tailor shop offered credit and everything
was on the cuff.
                -- "On This Day in History"
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In 1900 the first indoor tennis court was built. The builder
made a good net profit.
                -- "On This Day in History"
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In 1938 New York began a clean up campaign. It was the first
grime wave.
                -- "On This Day in History"
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In 1925 clothing manufacturers went on strike. They filed
a double breasted suit against the government.
                -- "On This Day in History"
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In 1868 the first maternity ward opened, for people who
had an investment in the stork market.
                -- "On This Day in History"
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In 1901 stockings were first sold and there was a run on them.
                -- "On This Day in History"
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In 1912 the bakers union hired a loafer.
                -- "On This Day in History"
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In 1933 the first carpenters banquet was held. They served a pound cake.
                -- "On This Day in History"
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In 1865 Canada sold the U.S. a herd of 40,000 bison.
Then America received a buffalo bill.
                -- "On This Day in History"
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In 1914 the Panama canal locks opened, but they forgot the cream cheese.
                -- "On This Day in History"
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In 1930 the first credit card was issued. People got
a charge out of it.
                -- "On This Day in History"
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In 1899 the first shoemaker opened his shop. He had a lot of sole.
                -- "On This Day in History"
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In 1926 the first dentist's banquet was held. It was a
$100 a plate dinner ... $50 for the upper and $50 for the lower.
                -- "On This Day in History"
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In 1919 a cigar band was hired to play Smoke Gets in Your Eyes.
                -- "On This Day in History"
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In 1810 Thomas Brown invented the first mail box. Everyone
knew it would happen sooner or letter.
                -- "On This Day in History"
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In 1916 the first mail delivery was made by boat in China, but
they only delivered junk mail.
                -- "On This Day in History"
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In 1923 the cranberry crop failed and there was no more cranberry source.
                -- "On This Day in History"
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In 1913 the first diving school opened. Graduates got a deep-loma.
                -- "On This Day in History"
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In 1925 the first marble building was erected, but everyone
took it for granite.
                -- "On This Day in History"
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In 1931 a shipment of vegetables was sent by mail. It
came by parsley post.
                -- "On This Day in History"
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In 1900 the first medical school opened but they stiched it closed.
                -- "On This Day in History"
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In 1881 the first 40,000 story building opened. It was a library.
                -- "On This Day in History"
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In 1924 the first college marriage course was offered. People
got a wed-ucation.
                -- "On This Day in History"
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In 1737 a bill was passed authorizing copper coins. It was
signed with a fountain penny.
                -- "On This Day in History"
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In 1932 wooden money was first issued. It was a sliver dollar.
                -- "On This Day in History"
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In 1838 the first musicians convention was held. It was well staffed.
                -- "On This Day in History"
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In 1802 the first archery contest was held. It was won by an arrow
margin.
                -- "On This Day in History"
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In 1948 the first woman was sworn into the Navy. She became a
permanent wave.
                -- "On This Day in History"
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In 1869 margarine was first manufactured. It was bitter than nothing.
                -- "On This Day in History"
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In 1904 the first dog obedience school opened. It had a
large barking lot.
                -- "On This Day in History"
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In 1910 the first optometry courses were offered by a university.
All the students sat in glassrooms.
                -- "On This Day in History"
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In 1922 the first wrought iron gate was made. It was very fency.
                -- "On This Day in History"
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In 1941 the first pig was taken in by a pawn shop. It was a ham hock.
                -- "On This Day in History"
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In 1895 the paper pencil was invented by Frederic Blaisdell. Most
people thought it was pointless.
                -- "On This Day in History"
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In 1890 the first infant stroller was made. Some babies got a
little buggy.
                -- "On This Day in History"
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In 1840 the straight pin was invented and since then many people
have gotton stuck up.
                -- "On This Day in History"
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In 1924 Englishman Thomas Jack invented the automated packaging
machine. He was known as Jack the Wrapper.
                -- "On This Day in History"
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In 1883 cows were first shipped by rail. The shipper made a lot
of moola.
                -- "On This Day in History"
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In 1915 a load of grass was sent to soddy Arabia.
                -- "On This Day in History"
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In 1941 two rug dealers talked by telephone. The call was
Persian to Persian.
                -- "On This Day in History"
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In 1920 the first corn auction was conducted. That gave us
auction ears.
                -- "On This Day in History"
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In 1904 corduroy pillow covers were sold. They made head lines.
                -- "On This Day in History"
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In 1923 the city of Chun King was captured by the Japanese.
An hour later they wanted to capture it again.
                -- "On This Day in History"
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In 1832 the music of a famous composer was compiled. It was
a Liszt list.
                -- "On This Day in History"
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In 1921 the mason's convention began to the tune of
"Does Your Mortar Come From Ireland?"
                -- "On This Day in History"
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In 1944 the non-stick phonograph needle was invented
... invented ... invented ...
                -- "On This Day in History"
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In 1911 the first book on wines was printed. It was a Booze Who.
                -- "On This Day in History"
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In 1910 soda was first bottled. The inventor's son said,
"That's my pop!"
                -- "On This Day in History"
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In 1945 the first airplane hanger was built. It was for
drip dry airplanes.
                -- "On This Day in History"
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In 1893 the first giraffe was exhibited. Everyone paid
a neckle to see it.
                -- "On This Day in History"
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In 1940 pickle makers hald a conference and watched
"Let's Make a Dill."
                -- "On This Day in History"
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In 1938 dental floss was invented, and that's the tooth!
                -- "On This Day in History"
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In 1933 card playing was banned aboard naval vessels,
and ships lost their decks.
                -- "On This Day in History"
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In 1919 surgical stiches were first used. The inventor
said, "Suture self."
                -- "On This Day in History"
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In 1925 MacIntosh joined the Apple Corps.
                -- "On This Day in History"
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In 1889 the first lighter than air craft departed on its maiden
voyage, but everyone thought it was a lot of baloony.
                -- "On This Day in History"
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In 1901 the first barber supply company was burned but
it was just a brush fire.
                -- "On This Day in History"
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In 1895 John Campbell invented lubricating oil. Before
that he was just squeaking by.
                -- "On This Day in History"
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In 1949 calculators were first used. They were so successful
that adding machines began to multiply.
                -- "On This Day in History"
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In 1920 the patent for malted milk was sold for $100.
The buyer said he got a fair shake.
                -- "On This Day in History"
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In 1911 the first ice cream cone was shown at a press
party. Newsmen got a big scoop.
                -- "On This Day in History"
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In 1964 high heels went out of style. It was a big let down.
                -- "On This Day in History"
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In 1916 the first dog kennels were rented. They had a twenty year leash.
                -- "On This Day in History"
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In 1932 the first diet club was formed but it was a losing proposition.
                -- "On This Day in History"
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In 1951 the first marriage was performed aboard a plane.
It was a double wing ceremony.
                -- "On This Day in History"
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In 1688 the first music score appeared: Bach, 4 ... Beethoven, 8.
                -- "On This Day in History"
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In 1840 the first man's leather belt was produced for
just 99 cents. It cost less than a buckle.
                -- "On This Day in History"
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In 1941 Austrailian beer was first imported. It was
made out of kangaroo hops.
                -- "On This Day in History"
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In 1905 tweezers were first made. Everyone thought
they would do in a pinch.
                -- "On This Day in History"
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In 1954 a briefcase for attorneys was made from bannana
skins, for lawyers who wanted to appeal their cases.
                -- "On This Day in History"
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In 1955 the first flea market opened. They started from scratch.
                -- "On This Day in History"
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In 1922 two fruit companies merged. They made a perfect pear.
                -- "On This Day in History"
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In 1930 the largest order of Chinese food was delivered to
the White House. It weighed won ton.
                -- "On This Day in History"
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In 1903 hair rollers were invented but men couldn't use them
because they were only for curls.
                -- "On This Day in History"
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In 1912 Herbert Gorton and Leroy Fay invented the ceramic
coffee mug. Everyone said they made a nice cupple.
                -- "On This Day in History"
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In 1958 a baseball game was held at a National Park
campground. They pitched a tent.
                -- "On This Day in History"
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In 1918 the electric razor was invented by a man who had
worked on it since he was a little shaver.
                -- "On This Day in History"
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In 1904 tanning lotion was first bottled. It could only
be used on sun days.
                -- "On This Day in History"
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In 1906 the first barber school opened. Everyone graduated
at the head of his class.
                -- "On This Day in History"
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In 1934 an antidote for snake bite was called in from Ohio
to Florida. The call came poison to poison.
                -- "On This Day in History"
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In 1918 the first fishing dock was built by a man who was
well-liked by his pier group.
                -- "On This Day in History"
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In 1933 the hamburger press was made, and the inventor
got a patty on the back.
                -- "On This Day in History"
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In 1934 the first greyhounds raced behind a restaurant.
The biggest bet was made by a man with a hot dog.
                -- "On This Day in History"
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In 1880 thread was first made, and everyone said, "Darn it!"
                -- "On This Day in History"
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In 1919 water pistols were first sold. The store had squirtains
on the window.
                -- "On This Day in History"
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In 1941 the circuit breaker was invented. A lot of people
re-fused to use it.
                -- "On This Day in History"
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In 1904 peanuts were first packaged. The company hoped they
would shell fast.
                -- "On This Day in History"
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In 1958 two men invented the radial tire. Everyone said
they made a nice spare.
                -- "On This Day in History"
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In 1950 hair dye was first packaged for home use. It really
got to the root of the problem.
                -- "On This Day in History"
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In 1803 the first chimney sweep was hired and everyone said,
"Soot yourself!"
                -- "On This Day in History"
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In 1774 Betsy Ross asked a group of colonists for their opinion
of the flag she had made. It was the first flag poll.
                -- "On This Day in History"
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In 1880 the French captured Detroit but gave it back ...
they couldn't get parts.
                -- "On This Day in History"
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In 1922 the first canine scale was made, but it only weighed
in dog pounds.
                -- "On This Day in History"
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In 1840 Custer became the first man to wear an arrow shirt.
                -- "On This Day in History"
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In 1954 a cookie factory burned down in Missippi and
everyone had fire crackers.
                -- "On This Day in History"
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In 1946 the first dentist was hired by the American League
to put on baseball caps.
                -- "On This Day in History"
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In 1924 metal bus tokens were made. They were only worth tin cents.
                -- "On This Day in History"
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In 1935 a large investment was made in importing soap, and
the investor bubbled his money.
                -- "On This Day in History"
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In 1961 a chimpanzee was raised on a Texas farm. It was the
first monkee ranch.
                -- "On This Day in History"
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In 1950 a club was formed for the purpose of memory improvement.
If you dropped out, you couldn't remember.
                -- "On This Day in History"
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In 1903 the recipe for beer was first written. It was the first
brew print.
                -- "On This Day in History"
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In 1892 a shipment of fruit was delivered by boat. It was the
first water mailin'.
                -- "On This Day in History"
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In 1933 a poultry farmer put his money in the bank and
opened a chicken account.
                -- "On This Day in History"
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In 1634 the first twins were born on America on a two's day.
                -- "On This Day in History"
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In 1910 the first tavern opened in Alaska. It was a polar bar.
                -- "On This Day in History"
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In 1918 the first bike repair shop opened and the owner
became the industry's spokes man.
                -- "On This Day in History"
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In 1920 the branding iron was invented. The cattle were
really impressed.
                -- "On This Day in History"
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In 1968 a monument was built for a French leader. It was
known as DeGaulle stone.
                -- "On This Day in History"
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In 1944 a turkey farm installed a gobblestone driveway.
                -- "On This Day in History"
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In 1936 the first boat show opened. It had a yacht to offer.
                -- "On This Day in History"
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In 1925 an exhibit of floral prints was shown in the Metropolitan
Museum. They were done by a budding artist.
                -- "On This Day in History"
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In 1928 venetian blinds were first made by a shady character.
                -- "On This Day in History"
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In 1923 cows were first shipped by raft down the Missippi River.
They traveled on cattle logs.
                -- "On This Day in History"
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In 1801 the first national cooking champion was crowned. She
later appeared on a program called "The Spice is Right."
                -- "On This Day in History"
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In 1946 wigs were first imported from the Orient. They came
by hair mail.
                -- "On This Day in History"
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In 1934 the Philadelphia Orchestra hired an assistent conductor.
He was the first band aid.
                -- "On This Day in History"
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In 1903 the first pain killer was marketed. It saved a lot of moaney.
                -- "On This Day in History"
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In 1948 a boat company in Ohio had a sail on motor boats.
                -- "On This Day in History"
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In 1911 thimbles were invented. A lot of people got stuck
without one.
                -- "On This Day in History"
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In 1966 cigarette lighters were given as prizes to tennis
players who won a match.
                -- "On This Day in History"
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In 1940 a fishing tournament was held. No prizes were given:
it was just done for the halibut.
                -- "On This Day in History"
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In 1854 the first dentist opened an office in the West. He
was a gum slinger.
                -- "On This Day in History"
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In 1939 the Arabian Embassy held a ball and everyone danced
sheik to sheik.
                -- "On This Day in History"
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In 1910 a radical new engine was produced. The inventor said,
"Diesel be very good."
                -- "On This Day in History"
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In 1931 the world's largest shipment of hot dogs arrived from
France because they owed us three million franks.
                -- "On This Day in History"
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In 1890 the metal axe was first sold and a lot of people went chopping.
                -- "On This Day in History"
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In 1929 the first recliner was made, and the inventor got a chair
of the profits.
                -- "On This Day in History"
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In 1913 the first rodeo was held, and cowboys got a few bucks
out of it.
                -- "On This Day in History"
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In 1929 the game of Scrabble was invented and many people
sat down for a spell.
                -- "On This Day in History"
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In 1922 rubber gloves were made, and they came in handy.
                -- "On This Day in History"
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In 1914 a book on lawn care was written and people who
bought it became good weeders.
                -- "On This Day in History"
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In 1913 valentine-shaped candy boxes were made. They were for
sweet hearts.
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In 1920 knitted socks were first used for hand warmers but they
went down to defeat.
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In 1918 illuminated helmets were first made for miners. It
made them feel light headed.
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In 1974 the wholesale price of sugar doubled and grocers
began to raise cane.
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In 1926 the pogo stick was invented but it made a lot
of people jumpy.
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In 1888 the chains were made to attach pocket watches to
trousers for people who couldn't afford to lose time.
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In 1941 a shop opened to repair garden tools. The owner
made mower money.
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In 1925 miniature cuckoo clocks were manufactured in Germany
by a small time operator.
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In 1909 rodent traps were invented. It was hoped that a lot
of people would gopher them.
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In 1918 small cushions were made for sewing. You could buy
one for a pinny.
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In 1924 metal license plates were distributed and people went
tagging along.
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In 1961 the skateboard was invented. It was a wheely good idea.
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In 1915 a macaroni factory opened in New York, but it had
to pasta inspection.
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In 1949 a Hall of Fame opened to honor outstanding women
soldiers. It was a Wac's museum.
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In 1966 a large grove of fruit bushes was cut down in Omaha
by someone who wanted to hatchet the berry.
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In 1921 chicken broth was first canned and everyone thought
it was souper.
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In 1934 the transverse rod was invented by an artist who
wanted to draw drapes.
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In 1905 the formula for rouge was reddy.
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In 1919 a tree climbing contest was held for people who
wanted to limber up.
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In 1898 a dozen bathers began the firat swimming race.
It started at the stroke of twelve.
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In 1891 wrought iron was first used for decoration. People
were very grate full.
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In 1902 wooden shoes were invented and a lot of people
lumbered around in them.
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In 1958 pocket sized tape recorders were first manufactured
for people who liked small talk.
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In 1880 a book on sea mammals was written. Everyone said,
"Whale, whale ..."
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In 1968 pantsuits became fashionable for women but a lot
of ladies tried to skirt the issue.
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In 1956 strip mining was banned in Boston.
                -- "On This Day in History"
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In 1933 the first drum major was used in a parade. He had
a large following.
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In 1929 the first switchboard operator was hired. She didn't
like the job but she kept plugging away.
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In 1933 a restaurant in New York catered only to women.
They served Miss Steaks.
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In 1869 walnuts were first grown in America. Some people
thought they weren't all they were cracked up to be.
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In 1915 pancake make-up was invented but most people
still preferred syrup.
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In 1881 sandals were made by a man who felt the shoe must go on.
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In 1968 miniskirts became popular, and worried husbands
said the thigh's the limit.
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In 1938 lighter fluid was first sold. The inventor became flamous.
                -- "On This Day in History"
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In 1946 a speech was given by a congressman aboard an
aircraft carrier; the sailors received a deck-oration.
                -- "On This Day in History"
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In 1890 used Dromedaries were sold in Arabia, in a place
called Camel lot.
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In 1900 the first Chinese lumberjack was hired. He cut
down trees with chop sticks.
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In 1958 a formal affair was held by dentists. It was a gum ball.
                -- "On This Day in History"
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In 1911 an advertisment appeared for a pill to cure
headaches but people found it hard to swallow.
                -- "On This Day in History"
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In 1845 a psychic told the Lone Ranger his fortune but
sustained a broken arm when he crossed her palm with silver.
                -- "On This Day in History"
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In 1949 the first tightrope walker was hired by a circus.
He was high strung.
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In 1883 the first bakery opened on the yeast coast.
                -- "On This Day in History"
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In 1951 vegetable farmers from all over the world held
a meeting. It was the first peas conference.
                -- "On This Day in History"
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In 1964 two rival cosmetic firms decided to make up.
                -- "On This Day in History"
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In 1621 a Pilgrim band began playing because they
wanted to see Plymoth Rock.
                -- "On This Day in History"
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In 1930 straw hats went out of style, but they'd had their hay day.
                -- "On This Day in History"
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In 1941 the man who invented the boomerang tried for a comeback.
                -- "On This Day in History"
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In 1901 candles were first used on birthday cakes for
people who wanted to make light of their age.
                -- "On This Day in History"
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In 1921 the first exterminating company opened on a fly day.
                -- "On This Day in History"
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In 1954 a sardine factory canned its employees.
                -- "On This Day in History"
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In 1909 the first magician appeared on stage. He was so
bad he made the audience disappear.
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In 1868 the first dressmaker's shop opened and it seamed to do well.
                -- "On This Day in History"
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In 1841 suspenders were first made but the company was held up.
                -- "On This Day in History"
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In 1911 a shipment of umbrellas arrived from France
by parasol post.
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In 1898 the first submarine sandwich was introduced
but the company went under.
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In 1959 a dinner was held for America's sculptors.
For dessert they had marble cake.
                -- "On This Day in History"
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In 1935 the first drive-in restaurant opened for
people who wanted to curb their appetites.
                -- "On This Day in History"
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In 1806 liquor was first made in the U.S. It soon
went into mash production.
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In 1900 a song was written in bed and everyone bought the sheet music.
                -- "On This Day in History"
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In 1940 due to a reduction in staff a Navy Captain got a crew cut.
                -- "On This Day in History"
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In 1910 a Hungarian religious leader was found to be a Buddha pest.
                -- "On This Day in History"
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In 1933 barbed wire was first used for de fence.
                -- "On This Day in History"
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In 1950 the first indoor jogging machine was made.
People who bought it got a run for their money.
                -- "On This Day in History"
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In 1945 the first all white Dalmation was spotted.
                -- "On This Day in History"
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In 1923 card playing reached the pinochle of success.
                -- "On This Day in History"
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In 1901 a song about Easter bonnets was written. A few
months later it became number one on the hat parade.
                -- "On This Day in History"
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In 1959 short dresses were called "dogs" because you
could peek on knees.
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In 1920 a special pail was invented for electric milking
machines because one good urn deserves an udder.
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In 1949 the largest sheep farm in America started in Kansas.
The sheep stood wool to wool.
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In 1640 the first calendar was written but everyone knew its
days were numbered.
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  In 1860 the first elephant trainer was hired by a circus.
They said he was a tough tusk master.
                -- "On This Day in History"
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In 1850 bed bugs were brought to the West by Buffalo Bill Cootie.
                -- "On This Day in History"
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In 1881 the Epsom Derby announcer told enveryone that
Poison Ivy was scratched.
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In 1876 the first telephone conversation was only
eighteen feet apart. It was a close call.
                -- "On This Day in History"
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  In 1906 the fear of St. Nicholas was designated by
psychiatrists as Claus-trophobia.
                -- "On This Day in History"
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In 1953 the president of the tailor's union held a press conference.
                -- "On This Day in History"
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In 1938 the first haunted house was opened to the public.
It had twenty screem doors.
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In 1941 the U.S. Army laboratory discovered hair dye
and established a bleach head.
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In 1921 the Boy Scouts inducted the first canine member.
He was a Beagle Scout.
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In 1952 marshmallow salesmen learned the soft sell.
                -- "On This Day in History"
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In 1931 a conference on fishing expansion was postponed
so they could mullet over.
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In 1916 the first interlocking puzzle caused a national
craze as the whole nation went to pieces.
                -- "On This Day in History"
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In 1966 the first Nudist Convention received little coverage.
                -- "On This Day in History"
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In 1802 the man who invented rope built a huge hempire.
                -- "On This Day in History"
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In 1923 soda pop was first bottled in Pensa Cola.
                -- "On This Day in History"
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In 1952 retreads were first made for people who wanted to re-tire.
                -- "On This Day in History"
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In 1940 a munitions manufacturer held a convention in
Chicago. It was a real blast.
                -- "On This Day in History"
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In 1936 FDR was elected for a second time because one
good term deserves another.
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In 1922 a bee farm was started by a man who liked to keep buzzy.
                -- "On This Day in History"
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In 1960 legislation was introduced for the preservation
of water fowl but everyone tried to duck the issue.
                -- "On This Day in History"
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In 1934 metal dog leashes were made but they were only
sold in chain stores.
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In 1951 a flower show was held in Washington. First
prize was a bloom ribbon.
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In 1939 3,000 pigs were shipped to Iowa. They were
kept in a porking lot.
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In 1965 seventy prisoners in San Quentin prison broke out
with the measles.
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In 1908 street vendors began petaling flowers.
                -- "On This Day in History"
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In 1939 loads of sand were sent to New Orleans. They got it dirt cheap.
                -- "On This Day in History"
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In 1449 the first king was inaugurated. He wore a reign coat.
                -- "On This Day in History"
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In 1868 the first railroad conductor was hired. He first had
to read the training manual.
                -- "On This Day in History"
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In 1818 ties were first worn. They were very collar full.
                -- "On This Day in History"
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In 1961 a carpenter sailed around the world, taking his screw with him.
                -- "On This Day in History"
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In 1958 a large showing of men's jewelry was held. To get in
you had to pay a cuffer charge and a tie tax.
                -- "On This Day in History"
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In 1901 the first shellac was made but it was inferior and
soon varnished from sight.
                -- "On This Day in History"
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In 1932 the first whitener for clothes was sold in Miami Bleach.
                -- "On This Day in History"
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In 1966 a group of dye manufacturers camped out in a tint.
                -- "On This Day in History"
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In 1944 the first golf cart was made. It went "Putt ... Putt ..."
                -- "On This Day in History"
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In 1908 a course was begun for department store Santas. It taught
St. Nick knacks.
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In 1884 the first clarinet music was printed for people who
knew how to reed.
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In 1930 a guard was hired for a hat factory but he only
carried a cap pistol.
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In 1921 the automatic packaging machine was invented. The
inventor made a bundle.
                -- "On This Day in History"
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In 1916 an artifical fish was made. It was a plastic sturgeon.
                -- "On This Day in History"
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In 1884 holly was first used for holiday decoration and
everyone had a berry Christmas.
                -- "On This Day in History"
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In 1969 a Shriner went unrecognised after having his fez lifted.
                -- "On This Day in History"
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In 1955 the Janitor's Union called for sweeping reforms.
                -- "On This Day in History"
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In 1953 the Gardener's Union passed out leaflets.
                -- "On This Day in History"
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In 1750 Issac Newton became discouraged when he fell
up a flight of stairs.
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In 1890 popcorn was invented by an Army kernel.
                -- "On This Day in History"
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In 1960 a diaper manufacturer threw a New Year's Eve potty.
                -- "On This Day in History"
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In 1868 the first caddy was used for golf. He was a tee totaler.
                -- "On This Day in History"
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In 1963 an employee of an automobile factory was fired
for taking a brake.
                -- "On This Day in History"
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In 1951 a convention of mathematicians was held, and
everyone sat around multiplication tables.
                -- "On This Day in History"
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In 1945 the price of duck feathers increased and even down was up.
                -- "On This Day in History"
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In 1938 laundry owners held a convention. They sat on bleachers.
                -- "On This Day in History"
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In 1903 cologne was first bottled. It made a lot of scents.
                -- "On This Day in History"
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In 1939 a manufacturer of percussion instruments tried to
drum up business.
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In 1958 manufacturers of sugar took their lumps.
                -- "On This Day in History"
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In 1969 an astronaut was married. They became Mr. and Missle.
                -- "On This Day in History"
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In 1931 a matador was arrested for shooting the bull.
                -- "On This Day in History"
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In 1913 a bald eagle was found wearing an air piece.
                -- "On This Day in History"
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In 1900 a thermometer was manufactured by a man with many degrees.
                -- "On This Day in History"
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In 1896 windows were first installed, but people thought
they were a pane in the glass.
                -- "On This Day in History"
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In 1965 the first inspection of lobster catches was
made by a claw enforcement agency.
                -- "On This Day in History"
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In 1934 the Lumberjack Union  was re-formed by a splinter group.
                -- "On This Day in History"
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In 1946 the first seance was conducted. It was publicized by a spooksman.
                -- "On This Day in History"
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In 1961 a noted criminologist took post graduate courses
and got a third degree.
                -- "On This Day in History"
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In 1936 the world's largest glacier was spotted by a man with
good ice sight.
                -- "On This Day in History"
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In 1920 the franking priviledge was used for Capitol letters.
                -- "On This Day in History"
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In 1928 a lubricant for wheels was invented. It was called caster oil
                -- "On This Day in History"
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In 1958 a noted sculptor celebrated his birthday and everyone
chipped in for a gift.
                -- "On This Day in History"
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In 1926 fish hooks really caught on.
                -- "On This Day in History"
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In 1900 the first escalator was put in use and everyone said
it was a step in the right direction.
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