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Famous People Born On This Day In History
1847 Alexandar Graham Bell, inventor of the telephone (BILL)!
1933 Lee Radziwill

Events On This Day In History
1634 First tavern in Boston is opened.
1791 Congress passed a resolution ordering U.S. Mint be established.
1812 Congress passes first foreign aid bill.
1849 Gold Coinage Act passed, allowing gold coins to be minted.
1851 Congress authorizes smallest US silver coin, the 3-cent piece.
1875 a 20-cent coin was authorized by Congress (It only lasted 3 years).
1885 American Telephone and Telegraph incorporated.
1923 Time magazine publishes their first issue.
1956 Morocco gains its independence.
1959 Harvard Freshman Lothrop Withington Jr. becomes the country's first goldfish swallower.
1972 Pioneer 10 launched.

And Don't Forget . . .
Hina Matsuri (Doll Festival), celebrated in Japan.
Independence Day, celebrated in Morocco.
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