Sunday, December 13, 2009

Today in History

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1759 1st music store in America opens (Phila)

1843 "A Christmas Carol" by Charles Dickens published, 6,000 copies sold

1862 Battle of Fredericksburg, VA (Marye's Heights)

1903 Wright Bros make 1st flight at Kittyhawk

1903 Italo Marcioni patents ice cream cone (NJ)

1961 Beatles sign a formal agreement to be managed by Brian Epstein

1961 Jimmy Dean's Big Bad John album is country music 1st million $ seller

1969 Arlo Guthrie releases "Alice's Restaurant"

1978 Susan B Anthony dollar, 1st US coin to honor a woman, issued

2000 Republican George W. Bush claimed the presidency 36 days after Election Day.

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