February 7th in History
Pinocchio premiers, NeXT merges with Apple, and Mississippi outlaws slavery! Sir Thomas More, John Deere, Charles Dickens, Buster Crabbe, and Chris Rock are born; Henry Steinway and Anne Morrow Lindbergh die. Happy e Day!
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Disaster at Chernobyl! It's the birthday of Marcus Aurelius, John James Audubon, and Carol Burnett; John Wilkes Booth, Gypsy Rose Lee (above), Count Basie, and Lucille Ball died. Happy Pretzel Day!
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US Marines attack the shores of Tripoli! In other news, Mussolini is captured and the computer mouse is introduced. It's the birthday of Samuel Morse, Ulysses S. Grant, Woody Woodpecker creator Walter Lantz (image), and Casey Kasem. RIP Ferdinand Magellan, Zebulon Pike, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Carlos Castaneda, and Al Hirt. Happy Mantanzas Mule Day!
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Mutiny on the Bounty! In other news, Kon-Tiki sets sail and the US occupation of Japan ends. It's the birthday of Oskar Schindler, Harper Lee, Saddam Hussein, Ann-Margret, and Jay Leno; Benito Mussolini and Iceberg Slim died. Happy International Astronomy Day!
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