1753,	Jean-Pierre-Francois Blanchard, first balloon flights in England, US.
1804,	Nathaniel Hawthorne, US writer
1826,	Stephen Foster, American composer, "Oh, Susanna."
1872,	Calvin Coolidge, 30th President from (1923 - 1929).
1878,	George M. Cohan, "Yankee Doodle Dandy".
1883,	Rube Goldberg, made the easy outrageously difficult.
1900,	Louis Armstrong, "Satchmo."
1905,	Lionel Trilling, US writer
1911,	Mitch Miller, US bandleader
1920,	Leona Helmsley, US hotel magnate
1920,	Sisters Ann Landers and Abigail Van Buren, advice givers.
1924,	Eva Marie Saint, actress.
1927,	Neil Simon, US writer, director, producer
1928,	Gina Lollabrigida, Italian actress
1943,	Geraldo Rivera, US TV guy
1966,	George Steinbrenner, owner of "The Yankees".

      Events On This Day In History...

1054,	Brightest known super-nova starts shining, for 23 days.
1845,	Thoreau moves into his shack on Walden Pond.
1863,	Boise, Idaho founded (now capital of Idaho.)
1873,	Aquarium opens in Woodward Gardens.
1876,	First public exhibiton of electric light in San Francisco.
1894,	Elwood Haynes successfully tests one of the first US autos.
1903,	Pacific Cable (San Francisco, Hawaii, Guam, Phillipines) opens. President Roosevelt sends message to the Phillipines, then a message around the World in 12 minutes, almost as fast as the internet.
1933,	Work begins on the Oakland Bay Bridge.

      And Don't Forget...

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