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Today in legal and military [and occasional oddities] history
1781 The city of Los Angeles was founded by Spanish settlers
1807 Robert Fulton began operating his steamboat
1881 The Edison electric lighting system goes into operation as a generator serving 85 paying customers is switched on
1888 George Eastman patented his roll-film camera and registered the Kodak trademark
1893 Beatrix Potter sends a note to her governess’ son with the first drawing of Peter Rabbit, Cottontail and others. The Tale of Peter Rabbit is published eight years later.
1950 First appearance of the comic strip "Beetle Bailey"
1972 Mark Spitz becomes the first Olympic competitor to win 7 medals during a single Olympics Games.
1998 Google is founded by Stanford University students Larry Page and Sergey Brin.
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