Happy Happy Joy Joy!
Famous People Born On This Day In History
1820 William Tecumseh Sherman, Civil War general.
1828 Jules Verne, pioneered what later became science fiction.
1906 Chester F. Carlson, invented xerography (xeroxing)
1920 Lana Turner, actress.
1925 Jack Lemmon, actor.
1931 James Dean, singer.
1940 Ted Koppel, news anchor.
1949 Brook Adams
1968 Gary Coleman, actor. (whatyoutalkinabout?)
1974 Seth Green, actor, "Buffy The Vampire Slayer".
Events On This Day In History
1693 Charter granted for College of William & Mary, 2nd college in US.
1883 Louis Waterman begins experiments that invent the fountain pen.
1908 Boy Scouts of America founded.
1915 "Birth of a Nation" opens at Clune's Auditorium in Los Angeles.
1922 Radio arrives in the White House.
1957 Public Library's bookmobile initiated in front of City Hall.
1977 Earthquake, at 5.0, strongest since 1966.
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