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On This Day (by Bruce)
Events and birthdays around the world on this day
In 1495 1st written record of Scotch Whiskey appears in Exchequer Rolls of Scotland. Friar John Cor is the distiller.
In 1638 1st earthquake recorded in US, at Plymouth, Mass.
In 1845 Homing pigeon completes 11,000 km trip (Namibia-London) in 55 days.
In 1915 1st Zeppelin air raid over England.
In 1926 Andy Griffith Mount Airy NC, actor (Andy Griffith Show, Matlock), born.
In 1926 Marilyn Monroe [Norma Jean Baker], actress (Some Like It Hot), born.
In 1930 Edward Woodward England, actor (Breaker Morant, Equalizer), born.
In 1937 Morgan Freeman actor (Driving Mrs Daisy), born.
In 1938 Superman Comics launched.
In 1958 Charles de Gaulle becomes premier of France.
In 1959 Constitution of Tunisia promulgated (National Day).
In 1963 King Victor Emmanual III of Italy, becomes Emperor of Ethiopia.
In 1968 Helen Keller blind and deaf, dies at 87.
In 1980 Ted Turner's Cable News Network (CNN) begins broadcasting.
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