BIRTHDAYS
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1779, Peter Roget, of Thesaurus fame, invented Slide Rule, created pocket chessboard
1782, Daniel Webster, early American orator and politician
1813, Joseph Farwell Glidden, invented first commercially usable barbed wire
1854, Thomas A. Watson, needed by Alexander Graham Bell
1892, Oliver Hardy, of the comedy team Laurel and Hardy
1904, Cary Grant, actor
1913, Danny Kaye, singer, actor, dancer
1955, Kevin Costner, actor
1967, Kim Perrot guard, houston Comets #10
EVENTS
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1644, First UFO sighting in America, by perplexed Pilgrims in Boston.
1777, San Jose, CA is founded.
1778, Captain James Cook stumbles over the Hawaiian Islands.
1869, The elegant California Theatre opens in San Francisco.
1911, First shipboard landing of a plane (from Tanforan Park to the USS Pennsylvania).
1975, The original Morris The Cat dies. Finniky Pussy Cat!
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- Raymond Chandler
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Hour: 409 (8351)
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News
Yahoo,
CNN,
FOX News,
CBS News,
Washington Post,
New York Post,
Wall Street Journal,
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Local News
Pioneer Press,
Star Tribune,
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KSTP,
KMSP
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Entertainment
Bored Website,
Rollercoaster Database,
Fun Trivia,
Popular Baby Names,
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Health
Mayo Clinic,
Yahoo Health,
WebMD,
MedlinePlus
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Games
Yahoo Games,
Sandbox,
InkLink
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Education
Visitation,
Concordia University,
Unversity of St. Thomas,
St. Thomas Academy
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Comics
Snoopy,
Baby Blues,
Calvin & Hobbes,
Luann,
FoxTrot,
For Better or Worse,
Mutts
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Weather
Weather Underground,
Weather Channel
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Travel
Currency Converter,
Yahoo Travel
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Local
Mall of America,
Como Park
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Politics
Whitehouse,
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Open Secrets,
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Sports
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Getting in Touch
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Miscellaneous
Useless Information,
Where's George,
Plane Crash Database,
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Whois,
Michigan Lawsuit Abuse Watch
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Minnesota Events
State Fair,
Winter Carnival
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Faith
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Government
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