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On This Day (by Bruce)
Events and birthdays around the world on this day
In 1579 Sir Francis Drake lands on the coast of California.
In 1870 George Cormack, the inventor of Wheaties cereal, born.
In 1882 Igor Stravinsky, composer (Firebird Suite, The Rite of Spring), born.
In 1885 Statue of Liberty arrived in NYC aboard the French ship `Isere'.
In 1917 Dean Martin, singer, actor, born.
In 1946 Barry Manilow, singer, jingle writer (Like a Good Neighbor...), born.
In 1937 Marx Brothers' A Day At The Races opens in NY.
In 1940 France asks Germany for terms of surrender in WW II.
In 1942 First American expeditionary force to land in Africa (WW II).
In 1944 Republic of Iceland proclaimed at Thingvallir, Iceland.
In 1972 Arrest of burglars starts the Watergate affair.
In 1982 President Galtieri resigns in Argentina.
In 1982 Ronald Reagan's "evil empire" speech.
In 1985 Eighteenth Space Shuttle Mission - Discovery 5 is launched.
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