In 1638, Swedish colonists settled in present-day Delaware.
In 1932, a vaudeville comedian made his radio debut by saying, "Ladies and gentlemen, this is Jack Benny talking. There will be a slight pause while you say, 'Who cares?'"
In 1973, the last U.S. troops left South Vietnam, ending america's direct involvement in the Vietnam War.
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Former U.S. Senator Eugene McCarthy (1916)
Singer Pearl Bailey (1918)
Comedian Eric Idle (1943)
Actor Bud Cort (1951)
Gymnast Kurt Thomas (1956)
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"You would be surprised how hard it often is to translate an action into thought."
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Karl Kraus, Austrian essayist and poet (1874-1936)