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This Day In History
708
Copper coins are minted in Japan for the first time (Traditional Japanese date: August 10, 708).
1758
The first American Indian Reservation is established, at Indian Mills, New Jersey.
1831
Michael Faraday discovers electromagnetic induction.
1869
The Mount Washington Cog Railway opens, the world's first rack railway.
1922
The first radio advertisement is broadcast on WEAF-AM in New York City.
1930
The last 36 remaining inhabitants of St Kilda are voluntarily evacuated to other parts of Scotland.
1958
United States Air Force Academy opens in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
1982
The synthetic chemical element Meitnerium, atomic number 109, is first synthesized at the Gesellschaft für Schwerionenforschung in Darmstadt, Germany.
Famous Birthdays
1632
John Locke, English philosopher (d. 1704)
1724
Giovanni Battista Casti, Italian poet, satirist, and author of comic opera librettos (d. 1803)
1809
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr., American physician and writer (d. 1894)
1876
Charles F. Kettering, American inventor (d. 1958)
1915
Ingrid Bergman, Swedish actress (d. 1982)
1938
Elliott Gould, American actor
1954
Michael P. Kube-McDowell, American science fiction novelist
1958
Lenny Henry, British writer, comedian and actor
1959
Rebecca De Mornay, American actress
1973
Adam Sessler, American TV show host
1977
Roy Oswalt, American baseball player
1986
Lea Michele, American actress and singer
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