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Famous People Born On This Day In History
1857 Ida Tarbell, muckraker (Standard Oil was VERY unhappy.)
1912 Roy Rogers, Happy Trails to you, Roy & Trigger. And Dale, too.
1941 Art Garfunkel, singer, songwriter, Paul's partner.
1941 Elke Sommer, actress.
1963 Tatum O'Neal, actress.
Events On This Day In History
1781 John Hanson elected first "President of the United States in Congress assembled." This happened 8 years before Washington was elected.
1895 First US patent granted for the automobile, to George B Selden.
1935 The Parker Brothers launch the game of Monopoly.
1984 A world record is set for belly dancing (106 hours).
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