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This
Day In History
660 BC
Traditional date for the foundation of Japan by Emperor Jimmu.
1531
Henry VIII of England is recognized as supreme head of the Church of England.
1752
Pennsylvania Hospital, the first hospital in the United States, is opened by Benjamin Franklin.
1938
BBC Television produces the world's first ever science fiction television program, an adaptation of a section of the Karel Capek play R.U.R., that coined the term "robot".
1942
The first gold record is presented to Glenn Miller for "Chattanooga Choo Choo".
1997
Space Shuttle Discovery is launched on a mission to service the Hubble Space Telescope.
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The Blessed Father Basil Anthony Marie Patrice Moreau, Founder of the Congregation of Holy Cross (d. 1873)
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Thomas Alva Edison, American inventor (d. 1931)
1909
Max Baer, American boxer and actor (d. 1959)
1939
Jane Yolen, American author
1964
Sarah Palin, American politician and 9th Governor of Alaska
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