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Here's what happened Today In History

It is day 184 of the year 2009, and there are 181 days left Famous People Born On This Day In History
1937	Tom Stoppard Today, this person is/would be 72 years old. More information about Tom Stoppard
1947	Betty Buckley Today, this person is/would be 62 years old. More information about Betty Buckley
1956	Montel Williams, talk show host. Today, this person is/would be 53 years old. More information about Montel Williams
1957	Laura Branigan Today, this person is/would be 52 years old. More information about Laura Branigan
1962	Thomas Cruis Mappother IV, - aka Tom Cruise, actor. Today, this person is/would be 47 years old. More information about Thomas Cruis Mappother IV
Events On This Day In History
1608	Quebec is founded.
1775	Washington takes command of Continental Army at Cambridge, Mass.
1806	Michael Keens exhibits the first cultivated strawberry.
1819	First savings bank in US (Bank of Savings in NYC) opens its doors.
1861	Pony Express arrives in SF with overland letters from New York.
1972	The last episode of "Bewitched" airs.

Quote of the Day

"America's view of apartheid is simple and straightforward: We believe it is wrong. We condemn it. And we are united in hoping for the day when apartheid will be no more."
	Ronald Wilson Reagan (b. 1911)
	40th US President, Republican
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