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On This Day (by Bruce)
Events and birthdays around the world on this day
In 1630 Popcorn is introduced by an Indian named Quadequina to the English colonists at their first Thanksgiving dinner.
In 1732 George Washington, father figure for U.S., President (1789-1796), born.
In 1749 Johann Nikolaus Forkel, musicologist and first biographer of Bach, born.
In 1784 Empress of China sets sail on first New York to China route.
In 1810 Frederic Chopin, composer, born.
In 1857 Lord Robert Baden-Powell, founder of the Boy Scouts, born.
In 1892 Edna St. Vincent Millay, poet, born.
In 1900 Hawaii becomes a U.S. territory.
In 1950 Julius "Magic" Erving, basketball player, born.
In 1975 Drew Barrymore, actress, member of the Barrymore clan, born.
In 1980 USA beats the Russians in Olympic Hockey (4-3).
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