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On This Day (by Bruce)
Events and birthdays around the world on this day
In 1802 Victor Hugo, French author, born.
In 1815 Napoleon escapes from Elba to begin second conquest of France.
In 1846 William "Buffalo Bill" Cody (near Davenport, Iowa), frontiersman, born.
In 1848 Second French Republic was proclaimed.
In 1852 John Harvey Kellogg, English Corn Flake inventor.
In 1870 First New York City subway line was opened to the public.
In 1881 S.S. Ceylon begins first round-the-world cruise from Liverpool.
In 1916 Jackie Gleason, Comedian, born.
In 1919 U.S. Congress established Grand Canyon National Park in Arizona.
In 1920 Tony Randall, actor (The Odd Couple), born.
In 1928 Fats Domino, singer, born.
In 1932 Johnny Cash, singer, The Man in Black, born.
In 1933 Golden Gate Bridge ground-breaking ceremony held at Crissy Field.
In 1952 PM Winston Churchill announced that Britain had its own atomic bomb.
In 1954 First typesetting machine (photo engraving) used at Quincy, Mass.
In 1955 First aviator to bail out at supersonic speed - G. F. Smith.
In 1969 Levi Eshkol dies, Golda Meir becomes premier of Israel.
In 1970 Beatles release Beatles Again a.k.a. Hey Jude album.
In 1986 Philippines President Ferdinand E. Marcos flees in defeat, takes up residence in Hawaii with wife Imelda.
In 1993 World Trade Centre bombing. Islamic terrorists detonate a bomb in the World Trade Centre. 168 people killed in the first terrorist attack on United States soil.
In 1995 Barings Bank disaster. Nick Leeson loses billions of Pounds Sterling in offshore investments, ruining Barings Bank.
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