Famous People Born On This Day In History
1694 Voltaire, thinker.
1787 Sir Samuel Cunard, founded first regular Atlantic steamship line.
1904 Coleman Hawkins, virtually created the tenor saxophone for jazz.
Events On This Day In History
1794 Honolulu Harbor is discovered.
1871 Emilio Onra, the first human cannon ball is lauched.
1959 Jack Benny (Violin) & Richard Nixon (Piano) play their famed duet.
1964 The Verrazanno Narrows Bridge (Brooklyn to Staten Island) opens, becoming the world's longest suspension bridge.
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