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Famous People Born On This Day In History
1907 Barbara Stanwyck, actress.
1909 Ginger Rogers, Fred Aistaire's dancing partner.
Events On This Day In History
1769 Father Serra founds Mission San Diego, first mission in California.
1790 Congress establishes the District of Columbia.
1849 Safety pin is invented.
1861 First major battle of the Civil War -- Bull Run.
1935 Oklahoma City becomes first in U.S. to use parking meters.
1945 First atomic blast, Trinity Site, Alamogordo, New Mexico.
1946 Attempt made to recall Mayor Lapham (first time in SF history.)
1969 Apollo 11, first manned ship to land on the moon, is launched, with astronauts Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, & Michael Collins.
1973 A major development in the Watergate scandal is announced.
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