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On This Day (by Bruce)
Events and birthdays around the world on this day
In 1864 Alois Alzheimer Germany, psychiatrist/pathologist (Alzheimer Disease), born.
In 1834 Hardhat diving suit patented by Leonard Norcross, Dixfield, Maine.
In 1834 Sandpaper patented by Isaac Fischer Jr, Springfield, Vermont.
In 1841 1st Canadian parliament opens in Kingston, Ontario.
In 1847 Bunson invents a gas burner. Lab teachers celebrate worldwide.
In 1909 Burl Ives Hunt Ill, folk singer/actor (Cat on a Hot Tin Roof), born.
In 1935 Chaco War between Bolivia and Paraguay ends.
In 1942 Walt Disney's Bambi is released.
In 1944 1st B-29 raid against mainland Japan.
In 1946 Donald Trump master builder (Trump Towers/Plaza/Castle), born.
In 1949 State of Vietnam formed.
In 1951 1st commercial computer, UNIVAC 1, enters service at Census Bureau.
In 1961 Boy George, androgynous rock musician (Culture Club), born.
In 1967 Launch of Mariner V for Venus fly-by.
In 1967 USSR launches Kosmos 166 for observation of Sun from Earth orbit.
In 1969 Steffi Graf, West Germany, tennis player (Grand Slam 1988), born.
In 1982 Argentina surrenders to Britain on Falkland Is, ends 74-day conflict.
In 1985 Lebanese Shiite Moslem gunmen hijack TWA 847 after Athens' takeoff.
In 2160 Montgomery Edward Scott Aberdeen, Scotland (Star Trek's Scotty), born.
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