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Famous People Born On This Day In History
1771 Aloys Senefelder, inventor of lithography.
1851 Charles Henry Dow, founded Dow Jones & Co.
1854 John Phillip Souza, the march king.
1861 James A. Naismith, inventor of basketball.
1946 Sally Field, actress.
1970 Ethan Hawke, actor.
Events On This Day In History
1850 First fire engine arrives in Hawaii.
1862 Direct Telegraphic link between New York and San Francisco.
1869 First intercollegiate football game (Rutgers 6, Princeton 4.)
1939 WGY-TV (Schenectady NY), first commercial station debuts.
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