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TODAY IN HISTORY historyorb 1832 - 1st streetcar (horse-drawn) (John Mason) debuts in NYC; fare 12 cents rode on 4th Avenue between Prince and 14th Sts 1851 - Moby Dick, by Herman Melville, published 1910 - 1st airplane flight from deck of a ship, Norfolk, Va 1935 - FDR proclaims Philippine Islands a free commonwealth 1960 - Ray Charles Georgia On My Mind reaches #1 1965 - US government sends 90,000 soldiers to Vietnam 1968 - National Turn in Your Draft Card Day features draft card burning 1976 - Cleveland Browns Jerry Sherk sets club record with 4 sacks 1986 - SEC imposes a record $100 million penalty against Ivan Boesky 1991 - Michael Jacksons Black or White video premieres on FOX TV 1993 - Puerto Rico votes against becoming the 51st US state 1997 - Disneys Lion King sets Broadway record of $2,700,000 daily sale 2002 - The United States House of Representatives votes not to create an independent commission to investigate the September 11 attacks 2012 - CFBDSIR 2149-0403 is discovered, the closest rogue planet to earth (100 light-years away)
Posted on: Thu, 14 Nov 2013 13:38:09 +0000

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