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Born today:

James Watt 1736 Robert E. Lee 1807 Edgar Allan Poe 1809 Paul Cezanne 1839 Jean Stapleton 1923 Robert MacNeil 1931 Tippi Hedren 1935 Phil Everly 1939 Michael Crawford 1942 Janis Joplin 1943 Dolly Parton 1946 Robert Palmer 1949 Desi Arnaz Jr. 1953

Died today:

William Congreve 1729 William O. Douglas 1980 Arthur Goldberg 1990

Historical events:

1786-State of Virginia adopts James Madison and Thomas Jefferson's bill for religious freedom. 1840-Captain Wilkes discovers Antarctic coast. 1915-Patent granted for neon sign to George Claude of Paris, ...

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