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On This Day (by Bruce)
Events and birthdays around the world on this day
In 1685 Johann Sebastian Bach (in Eisenach, Germany), composer, born.
In 1806 Benito Juarez, Mexician leader, born.
In 1813 James Jesse Strang, America's only crowned king (king of the Mormons), born.
In 1839 Modest Moussorgsky, composer, born.
In 1844 Bah'i New Year.
In 1851 Yosemite Valley is discovered in California.
In 1869 Florenz Ziegfeld, of Follies fame, born.
In 1891 A Hatfield marries a McCoy, ending a long feud in W. VA.
In 1918 During World War I Germany launched the Somme Offensive.
In 1945 During WW II Allied bombers began 4 days of raids over Germany.
In 1946 UN set up temporary HQ at Hunter College in the Bronx.
In 1956 Timothy Dalton, actor, James Bond #4, born.
In 1959 Matthew Broderick, actor (Project X, Ladyhawk), born.
In 1963 Alcatraz federal pen in San Francisco Bay was closed.
In 1965 Martin Luther King, Jr. begins march from Selma to Montgomery, Ala.
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