In 1832, the first streetcar - a horse drawn vegicle called the
"John Mason" - made its debut in New York City.
In 1851, Herman Melville's novel "Moby Dick" was first published in the United States.
In 1889, "New York World" reporter Nellie Bly (Elizabeth Cochrane) began her attempt to top the fictitious voyage of Jules Verne's Phileas Fogg by traveling around the world in less than 80 days. She would succeed - finishing the trip in 72 days.
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Composer Aaron Copland (1900)
Actor Brian Keith (1927)
Actor McLean Stevenson (1929)
Actor Don Stewart (1935)
Jordan's King Hussein (1935)
Britian's Prince Charles (1948)
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"Extremists think 'communication' means agreeing with them."
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Leo Rosten, Polish-born American author and political scientist.