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Interesting things that happened January 4th:
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Birthdays on this date:
In 1785 Jacob Grimm (in Germany), storyteller
In 1809 Louis Braille, developed reading system for the blind
In 1813 Sir Isaac Pitman, shorthand inventor
In 1838 Charles Stratton (alias General Tom Thumb, famous short person)
In 1914 Jane Wyman (in St. Joseph, MO), actor (Dynasty) and the first Mrs.
Ronald Reagan
In 1930 Barbara Rush in Denver Colorodo
In 1935 Floyd Patterson, boxer
In 1937 Dyan Cannon (in Tacoma, WA), actor and former Mrs. Cary Grant
Events worth noting:
+ National Trivia Day.
In 1754 Columbia University opened.
In 1862 Romney Campaign. Stonewall Jackson occupies Bath.
In 1863 Four-wheeled roller skates patented by James Plimpton of New York.
In 1896 Utah becomes the 45th state.
In 1948 Burmese National Day.
In 1959 Luna 1 (Mechta) becomes 1st craft to leave Earth's gravity.
In 1962 First subway train to run automatically (unmanned) - NY City.
In 1979 In an out-of-court settlement, $675,000 is awarded to the victims of
the 1970 Kent State University shootings.
In 1980 U.S. President Jimmy Carter cancels grain shipments to the USSR in
protest of the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan.
In 1982 Golden Gate Bridge closed for the third time by fierce storm.
And remember ...
National Diet Month
National Love Yourself Month
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