Today in 1941 The Maltese Falcon starring Humphrey Bogart went into general release.
This Day In History
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On this day in 1867, the U.S. formally takes possession of Alaska after purchasing the territory from Russia for $7.2 million, or less than two cents an acre. The Alaska purchase comprised 586,412 square miles, about twice the size of Texas, and was championed by William Henry Seward, the enthusiasticly expansionist secretary of state under President Andrew Johnson.
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Happy Birthday Chuck Berry (1926).
Thomas Alva Edison, one of the most prolific inventors in history, dies in West Orange New Jersey, at the age of 84.
October 19, 1862: Auguste Lumière born. With his brother Louis, patented the cinematograph, forerunner of modern cinema. Ironically, Lumière is French for 'light'.
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October 19, 1781:
Hopelessly trapped at Yorktown, Virginia, British General Lord Cornwallis surrenders 8,000 British soldiers and seamen to a larger Franco-American force, effectively bringing an end to the American Revolution.
Hopelessly trapped at Yorktown, Virginia, British General Lord Cornwallis surrenders 8,000 British soldiers and seamen to a larger Franco-American force, effectively bringing an end to the American Revolution.
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US Government Prohibits All Exports to Cuba (1960)
Oct. 19, 202 B.C.E.: Scipio Africanus defeats Hannibal at the Battle of Zama during the Second Punic War, effectively ending Carthage's rivalry to Rome in the Mediterranean.
October 20:
On this day in 1803, the U.S. Senate approves a treaty with France providing for the purchase of the territory of Louisiana which would double the size of the United States.
On this day in 1803, the U.S. Senate approves a treaty with France providing for the purchase of the territory of Louisiana which would double the size of the United States.
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Happy Birthday Béla Lugosi (1882).
They never had a chance.
1976 Dr J traded to the 76ers from the Nets when they joined the NBA after the Knicks turned the trade down. Silly Nets. Silly Knicks.
President Dwight D. Eisenhower signs an executive order transferring the brilliant rocket designer Wernher von Braun and his team from the U.S. Army to the newly created National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). Von Braun, the mastermind of the U.S. space program, had developed the lethal V-2 rocket for Nazi Germany during World War II.
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Happy Birthday Alfred Nobel (1833).
22 October, 1962
In a televised speech of extraordinary gravity, President John F. Kennedy announces that U.S. spy planes have discovered Soviet missile bases in Cuba.
In a televised speech of extraordinary gravity, President John F. Kennedy announces that U.S. spy planes have discovered Soviet missile bases in Cuba.
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Happy Birthday Pelé (1940).
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Happy Birthday Johann Strauss II (1825).
The Charge of the Light Brigade during the Crimean war!
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