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On This Day (by Bruce)
Events and birthdays around the world on this day
In 1686 Gabriel Daniel Fahrenheit, invented the thermometer, born.
In 1743 Jean-Paul Marat, philosopher, born.
In 1819 Queen Victoria, British ruler, born.
In 1844 Samuel F.B. Morse taps out "What Hath God Wrought".
In 1899 The first auto repair shop opens in Boston, MA.
In 1941 Robert Zimmerman (a.k.a. Bob Dylan) (in Minnesota), folk singer, born.
In 1944 Patti Labelle, singer, born.
In 1945 Priscilla Presley, actor, wife of Elvis, born.
In 1954 First rocket to exceed 150 mile altitude - White Sands, NM.
In 1959 First house with built-in bomb shelter exhibited, Pleasant Hills, Pa.
In 1962 M. Scott Carpenter aboard Aurora 7 is launched.
In 1964 Beatles' third appearance on Ed Sullivan.
In 1975 Soyuz 18B is launched.
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