INTERNATIONAL Left Hander's Day
NATIONAL Filet Mignon Day
Today in legal and military [and occasional oddities] history
1868 A series of earthquakes killed 25,000 in Peru and Ecuador
1889 The first coin-operated telephone is patented by William Gray
1942 Disney's Bambi opened at Radio City Music Hall in New York City
1961 The erection of the Berlin Wall begins
1969 The Apollo 11 astronauts are released from a three-week quarantine to enjoy a ticker tape parade in New York City
1993 The US Court of Appeals rules Congress must save all emails
2008 US swimmer Michael Phelps won his 11th career gold medal, becoming the first athlete in Olympic history to do so
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