TODAY'S TRIVIA:
1661 - 1st Yacht race, England's King Charles vs his brother James
1666 - Great London Fire begins in Pudding Lane. 80% of London is destroyed
1689 - Russia began taxing men's beards
1752 - Liberty Bell arrives in Philadelphia
1821 - 1st colonies along Santa Fe Trail
1859 - 1st Pullman sleeping car in service
1862 - Federal tax levied on tobacco
1866 - Last Navaho chief, Manuelito, turns self in at Fort Wingate
1878 - 1st female telephone operator starts work (Emma Nutt in Boston)
1922 - NYC law requires all "pool" rooms to change name to "billiards"
1978 - Last broadcast of "Columbo" on NBC TV
TODAY'S BIRTHDAYS:
1854 - Engelbert Humperdinck, opera composer (Parisfal)
1875 - Edgar Rice Burroughs, sci-fi author (Tarzan of Apes, Mars Saga)
1922 - Yvonne De Carlo, actress (Ten Commandments, Munsters)
1923 - Rocky Marciano, heavyweight champion boxer (1952-56)
1933 - Ann Richards, (Gov-D-Tx)
1933 - Conway Twitty [Harold Jenkins], country singer (Hello Darlin')
1939 - Lily Tomlin, comedienne/actress (9 to 5, Laugh-in, All of Me)
1957 - Gloria Estefan [Fajardo], singer (Miami Sound Machine-Conga)
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