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Misc. History
1854 - The Republican Party was organized in Ripon, WI.
1797 - Nathaniel Briggs patented a washing machine.
1885 - The Salvation Army was officially organized in the U.S.
1921 - U.S. President Warren Harding named William Howard Taft as chief justice of the United States Supreme Court.
1962 - The U.S. Air Force announced research into the use of lasers to intercept missiles and satellites.
1967 - Raymond Burr starred in a TV movie titled "Ironside." The movie was later turned into a television series.
1976 - Genesis began its first North American tour since Peter Gabriel's departure. Phil Collins was the new lead singer.
1986 - More than 6,000 radio stations of all format varieties played "We are the World" simultaneously.
| There is nothing more dread and more shameless than a woman who plans such deeds in her heart as the foul deed which she plotted when she contrived her husband's murder. - Homer (~700 BC) |
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