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Famous People Born On This Day In History
1847 Joseph Pulitzer
1915 Harry Morgan, actor.
1921 Chuck Conners, actor.
1932 Omar Sharif, actor.
1938 Don Merridith
1952 Steven Seagal, actor/producer.
1958 Kenneth Edmonds, aka BabyFace.
Events On This Day In History
1825 First hotel in Hawaii opens.
1849 Safety pin patented by Walter Hunt of New York City. He immediately sold the patent rights for $100.
1878 California Street Cablecar Railroad Company, starts service.
1882 Matson founds his shipping company, serving San Francisco & Hawaii.
1912 The R.M.S. Titanic leaves the port of South Hampton on its maiden (and last) voyage to the United States.
1953 House of Wax, first 3-D movie, released in New York.
1992 Worlds Grits Festival, in St. George, SC.
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