Happy Kindergarten Day
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753BC Rome is founded by brothers Romulus and Remus (this date was estimated by Marcus Terentius Varro in the first century BC.
1895 Panopticon was demonstrated for the first time by Woodville, Otway and Gray Latham. Inventor(s) of the movie projector. Stephen Spielburg and his pals thank you.
1918 Baron Manfred von Richthofen, “The Red Baron”, was killed (either by an Australian or a Canadian depending on the story) over France. He had downed 80 enemy aircraft (astonishing for the day).
1967 GM rolls out its 100millionth American made car. Wonder what number car they are on now.
1973 Pop charts topped by Tony Orlando and Dawn with “Tie a Yellow Ribbon ‘Round the Old Oak Tree.
1980 Rosie Ruiz won the Boston Marathon…NOT. In reality, she ran for 1 mile. Cheaters never win, winners never cheat. What a loser.
1989 Tiananmen Square protests began.
BIRTHDAYS
1782 Friedrich Froebel, Educator. Coined the term and started Kindergarten.
1619 Jan van Riebeeck, Dutchman who founded Cape Town, South Africa
1729 Catherine the Great, Emperess of Russia
1816 Charlotte Bronte, Author of Jane Eyre, was born (she lived past the age of 31, unlike her two famous sisters).
1838 John Muir, Naturalist, is born. Explored Yosemite.
1915 Anthony Quinn, Actor. Zorba the Greek.
1926 Queen Elizabeth II, Ruler. Great Britain
1932 Elaine May, Director.
1935 Charles Grodin, Actor. Midnight Run; Dave; Catch-22.
1951 Tony Danza, Actor. Taxi, Who’s the Boss
1954 James Morrison, Actor. 24; Private Practice.
1958 Andie MacDowell, Actress. Groundhog Day.
1959 Robert Smith, Musician. The Cure.
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