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Famous People Born On This Day In History
1870 Georges Claude, inventor of the neon light.
1936 Jim Hensen, who made Kermit & Miss Piggy what they are today.
Events On This Day In History
1845 First baseball team is organized.
1852 A new invention, the dirigible, (a blimp) is demonstrated.
1853 First round-the-world trip by yacht (Cornelius Vanderbilt.)
1869 Black Friday: crashing gold prices causes stock market panic.
1895 First round-the-world trip by a woman on a bicycle -- (took 15 months.)
1954 "The Tonight Show" premieres.
1960 First atomic aircraft carrier, the "Enterprise", is launched.
1984 A world record is set, for the longest kiss. (17 days, 10.5 hours)
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