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Misc. History
1882 - The last bare knuckle fight for the heavyweight boxing championship took place in Mississippi City.
1893 - Elisha Gray patented a machine called the telautograph. It automatically signed autographs to documents.
1936 - The U.S. Vice Presidents flag was established by executive order.
1941 - The Tommy Dorsey Orchestra and Frank Sinatra recorded "Everything Happens to Me."
1943 - The U.S. government announced that shoe rationing would go into effect in two days.
1984 - Space shuttle astronauts Bruce McCandless II and Robert L. Stewart made the first untethered space walk.
1985 - Sports Illustrated released its annual swimsuit edition. It was the largest regular edition in the magazines history at 218 pages.
1985 - "New York, New York" became the official anthem of New York City.
| We can lie in the language of dress or try ot tell the truth; but unless we are naked and bald, it is impossible to be silent. - Alison Lurie |
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