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On this Day in History -- September 21
Famous people born on this day:
--> 1756, John Loudon McAdam, created macadam road
surface (asphalt.)
--> 1866, H.G. Wells, futurist.
--> 1874, Gustav Holst, composer of "The Planets."
--> 1950, Bill Murray, actor, comedian.
--> 1968, Ricki Lake, Talkshow Host.
--> 1947, Stephen King, author.
--> 1974, Bryce Drew, Basketball player, Houston
Rockets, guard #11.
Events on this day in history:
--> 1784, First daily newspaper in US begins
publication in Pennsylvania.
--> 1895, First auto manufacturer opens -- Duryea
Motor Wagon Company.
--> 1915, Those famous stones at Stonehenge, England,
is sold at auction to
C.H.E. Chubb of Salisbury, England for 6,600 pounds.
--> 1930, Johann Ostermeyer patents his invention, the
flashbulb.
--> 1954, The nuclear submarine "Nautilus" is
commissioned.
--> 1993, N.Y.P.D. Blues premiers.
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