Today In History
Today is Thursday, July 29th.
It's day #210 of the year 2010
and there are 155 days left.
Born On This Day...
| 1869: | Booth Tarkington, novelist.
Born 141 years ago today.
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| 1871: | Rasputin, self-proclaimed religious prophet.
Born 139 years ago today.
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| 1905: | Clara Bow, silent film star.
Born 105 years ago today.
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| 1905: | Thelma Todd, actress.
Born 105 years ago today.
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| 1974: | Josh Radnor, actor; "How I Met Your Mother"
Born 36 years ago today.
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| 1991: | Miki Ishikawa, actress, singer.
Born 19 years ago today.
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Events On This Day...
| 1858: | The first commerce treaty between US and Japan is signed. |
| 1914: | The first transcontinental phone link is completed between New York and San Francisco. |
| 1920: | The first transcontinental airmail flight from New York to San Francisco takes place. |
| 1926: | "Don Juan" opens, with the most kisses to date — 127 — in a single movie. |
| 1981: | The world watches the wedding of Prince Charles and Lady Diana. |
| 1996: | Carl Lewis wins his 9th gold medal in the 1996 Olympics. |
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