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August 10

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In 1792, mobs in Paris attacked the palace of Louis XVI.

In 1809, Ecuador struck its first blow for independence from Spain.

In 1846, Congress chartered the "nation's attic," the Smithsonian Institution.  It was named in honor of English scie3ntist Joseph Smithson, whose bequest of $500,000 made it possible.

In 1921, Franklin D. Roosevelt was stricken with polio while at his summer home on the Canadian island of Campobello.

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Actress Rhonda Fleming  (1923)

Singer Eddie Fisher  (1928)

Rock musician Ian Anderson  (1947)

Singer Patti Austin  (1948)

Actress Rosanna Arquette  (1959)

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"There is no adequate defense, except stupidity, against the impact of new idea.'
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Percy Williams Bridgeman, American scientist (1882-1961)