Here's what happened Tomorrow In History
It will be day 185 of the year 2009, 180 days left Famous People Born On This Day In History |
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| 1753 | Jean-Pierre-Francois Blanchard, first balloon flights in England, US.
Today, this person is/would be 256 years old. More information about Jean-Pierre-Francois Blanchard |
| 1804 | Nathaniel Hawthorne
Today, this person is/would be 205 years old. More information about Nathaniel Hawthorne |
| 1826 | Stephen Foster, American composer, "Oh, Susanna."
Today, this person is/would be 183 years old. More information about Stephen Foster |
| 1872 | Calvin Coolidge, 30th President from (1923 - 1929).
Today, this person is/would be 137 years old. More information about Calvin Coolidge |
| 1878 | George M. Cohan, "Yankee Doodle Dandy".
Today, this person is/would be 131 years old. More information about George M. Cohan |
| 1883 | Rube Goldberg, made the easy outrageously difficult.
Today, this person is/would be 126 years old. More information about Rube Goldberg |
| 1900 | Louis Armstrong, "Satchmo."
Today, this person is/would be 109 years old. More information about Louis Armstrong |
| 1920 | Ann Landers and Abigail Van Buren, sisters, advice givers.
Today, this person is/would be 89 years old. More information about Ann Landers and Abigail Van Buren |
| 1924 | Eva Marie Saint, actress.
Today, this person is/would be 85 years old. More information about Eva Marie Saint |
| 1927 | Neil Simon, director, producer.
Today, this person is/would be 82 years old. More information about Neil Simon |
| 1928 | Gina Lolabrigida, actress.
Today, this person is/would be 81 years old. More information about Gina Lolabrigida |
| 1943 | Geraldo Rivera, talk show host.
Today, this person is/would be 66 years old. More information about Geraldo Rivera |
| 1946 | Sylvester Stallone, actor.
Today, this person is/would be 63 years old. More information about Sylvester Stallone |
| 1966 | George Steinbrenner, owner of "The Yankees".
Today, this person is/would be 43 years old. More information about George Steinbrenner |
Events On This Day In History |
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| 1054 | Brightest known super-nova starts shining, for 23 days. |
| 1845 | Thoreau moves into his shack on Walden Pond. |
| 1863 | Boise, Idaho founded (now capital of Idaho.) |
| 1873 | Aquarium opens in Woodward Gardens. |
| 1876 | First public exhibiton of electric light in San Francisco. |
| 1894 | Elwood Haynes successfully tests one of the first US autos. |
| 1903 | Pacific Cable (San Francisco, Hawaii, Guam, Phillipines) opens. President Roosevelt sends message to the Phillipines, then a message around the World in 12 minutes, almost as fast as the internet. |
| 1933 | Work begins on the Oakland Bay Bridge. |
And Don't Forget . . . |
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| Independence Day. Are fireworks legal where YOU live? | |
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