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Famous People Born On This Day In History
1728 Captain James Cook, discovered the Sandwich Islands.
1811 Isaac Merrit Singer, invented first practical home sewing machine.
1858 Theodore Roosevelt, 26th President from (1901 - 1909).
1920 Nanette Fabray
1923 Ruby Dee
1971 Anthony Miller, Houston Rockets Basketball Player, Forward #2.
Events On This Day In History
1787 The "Federalist" letters started appearing in NY newspapers.
1858 RH Macy & Co. opens first store, on 6th Avenue, New York City.
1896 First Pali Road completed in Hawaii (the Pali is a cliff where the winds are so strong streams flow UP! Honest!)
1901 The first American ball-point pen goes on sale, New York City.
1904 New York opens first section of its subway system.
1916 The first published reference to "jazz" appears in an article in "Variety" about the formation of "jazz bands" in Chicago.
1972 Golden Gate National Recreation Area is created.
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