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12th January – On This Day In History
Born:
1876 Jack London (author – Call Of The Wild)
Died:
1976 Agatha Christie (crime writer)
On This Day:
2010 Earthquake in Haiti kills approximately 160 000 people
Have a good Friday, 12th January
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3rd January – On This Day In History
Born:
1892 JRR Tolkien (author – Lord Of The Rings, The Hobbit)
Died:
2008 Natasha Collins (actress and TV personality)
On This Day:
1959 Alaska admitted at the 49th State of the USA
Have a good Wednesday, 3rd January
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4th April – On This Day In History
Born:
1913 Muddy Waters (Blues musician)
Died:
1968 Martin Luther King (civil rights activist)
On This Day:
1896 The discovery of gold in the Yukon officially announced
Have a good Tuesday, 4th April
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30th March – On This Day In History
Born:
1853 Vincent van Gogh (painter)
Died:
1986 James Cagney (actor)
On This Day:
1867 USA buys Alaska from Russia for $7 200 000
Have a good Thursday, 30th March
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3rd January – On This Day In History
Born:
106 BC Cicero (Roman philosopher and statesman)
Died:
1967 Jack Ruby (killed Lee Harvey Oswald, the killer of JFK)
On This Day:
1959 Alaska admitted as the 49th State of the USA
Have a good Tuesday, 2nd January
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18th October – On This Day In History
Born:
1926 Chuck Berry (musician)
Died:
1931 Thomas Edison (inventor of the light bulb and holder of around 1200 patents)
On This Day:
1867 USA buys Alaska from Russia for $7.2 million
Have a good Tuesday, 18th October
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3rd January – On This Day In History
Born:
1892 JRR Tolkien (writer – Lord Of The Rings)
Died:
1988 William Cagney (actor)
On This Day:
1959 Alaska admitted as the 49th State of the US
Have a good Sunday, 3rd January
18th October – On This Day In History
Born:
1926 Chuck Berry (rocker)
Died:
1931 Thomas Edison (inventor)
On This Day:
1867 US takes formal possession of Alaska after purchasing it from Russia for 7.s million dollars
Have a good Sunday, 18th October
6th July – On This Day In History
Born: 1946 Sylvester Stallone (actor)
Died:
1535 Sir Thomas More (executed for treason)
On This Day:
1958 Alaska becomes the 49th State
Have a good Monday, 6th July
17th May – Today In History
Born:
1440 Sandro Botticelli (painter)
Died:
1985 Bobby Ewing (fictional character in the show “Dallas”)
On This Day:
1884 Alaska becomes a US territory
Have a good Sunday, 17th May
