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NATIONAL Pencil Day
Today in legal and military [and occasional oddities] history
1842 Anesthesia was used for the first time in an operation
1858 Hyman L. Lipman of Philadelphia patents the pencil with an eraser attached on one end
1870 The 15th Amendment passes, guaranteeing the right to vote regardless of race
1870 President US Grant signs bill readmitting Texas to the Union, the last Confederate state readmitted
1942 The Coast Guard was designated as a service of the Navy, similar to the Marine Corps
1943 Rodgers and Hammerstein’s first collaboration, Oklahoma, opens on Broadway
1964 The game show Jeopardy debuted on television
1981 President Ronald Reagan is shot and wounded in Washington, DC by John W. Hinckley Jr.
Wow. Hard to believe Jeopardy has been on that long.
ReplyDeleteI completely agree with you. Makes me feel OLD!
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