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On This Day (by Bruce)
Events and birthdays around the world on this day
In 1583 Constantine
In 1807 Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (in Portland, Maine), poet, born.
In 1844 Dominican Republic gains it's independence.
In 1883 Oscar Hammerstein patents first practical cigar-rolling machine.
In 1902 John Steinbeck, writer, born.
In 1922 U.S. Supreme Court unanimously upheld the 19th Amendment (woman's right to vote).
In 1930 Joanne Woodward (in Thomasville, GA), actress, wife of Paul Newman, born.
In 1932 Elizabeth Taylor (in London, England), actress, had many husbands, born.
In 1933 Reichstag building in Berlin was set afire, Nazis blame Communists.
In 1949 Chaim Weizmann becomes the first Israeli president.
In 1972 President Nixon and Chinese Premier Chou En-lai issued the Shanghai Communique.
In 1973 American Indian Movement occupy Wounded Knee in South Dakota.
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