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Today In History - 9/3/2010
- 1709 - 1st major group of Swiss/German colonists reaches NC/SC
- 1731 - Willem KH Friso installed as viceroy of Friesland
- 1864 - US, British, French & Dutch naval officer sails Staits of Simonoseki
- 1912 - World's 1st cannery opens in England to supply food to the navy
- 1917 - Grover Cleveland Alexander pitches complete wins in a doubleheader
- 1928 - Baseball Hall of Famer Ty Cobb got his 4,191th & final career hit
- 1944 - 68th & last transport of Dutch Jews (Anne Frank) leaves to Auschwitz
- 1967 - Last broadcast of "What's My Line" on CBS TV
- 1973 - Jerry Lewis' 8th Muscular Dystrophy telethon
- 1990 - Jerry Lewis' 25th Muscular Dystrophy telethon raises $44,172,186
- 1568 - Adriano Banchieri, composer
- 1757 - Charles X, Versailles France, Duke of Prussia
- 1910 - Dorothy Maynor, Norfolk Va, soprano/founder (Harlem School of Arts)
- 1933 - Roland Kayn, composer
- 1933 - Tompall Glaser, Spalding Neb, singer (Glaser Bros-Getting to Me Again)
- 1944 - Sherwood C "Woody" Spring, Hartford Ct, Col USA/astronaut (STS 61B)
- 1955 - Steve Jones, London, rock guitarist (Sex Pistols)
- 1961 - Brian Thomas Kamm, Rochester NY, PGA golfer (1994 Bell Canadian-6th)
- 1966 - Shawn Daniels, CFL fullback (Saskatchewan Roughriders)
- 1973 - Damon Stoudamire, NBA guard (Toronto Raptors)
Even more...
| PBS History Featured Sites |
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| World History : HyperHistory |
| World History : HyperHistory Online navigates through 3,000 years of World History with links to important persons of world historical importance; ...
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| HistoryWorld |
| HistoryWorld describes world history in interconnecting narratives and illustrated timelines. You can search for events by theme, place and year. |
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| World History - Infoplease.com |
| A timeline of history from the formation of the Earth to the present. From Infoplease. |
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| World History Timeline |
| Explore timeline of 2000 years of world history on five continents. New section for "On this day." From Camelot International. |
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| The Encyclopedia of World History |
The Encyclopedia of World History, Sixth Edition. 2001
Comprehensive chronology of more than 20000 entries that span the millennia from prehistoric times to the year 2000. |
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| The History Channel |
The History Channel - Home Page
The History Channel is a cable television station offering programming related to historical events and people. ... History of Christianity - World War II ... |
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