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On This Day in History day-by-day
A daily dose of famous people born and special event days- reghakr
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VIDEO ♦♢ Houdini's Greatest Tricks ♢♦
As master magician Harry Houdini's 137th birthday is celebrated with some Link Removed, we take a look back at his most famous tricks, from the Chinese Water Torture Cell to hanging upside down in a straitjacket and breaking free. Milk Can Escape It takes a brave man to be handcuffed...- cybercore
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On This Day in History: Friday, Sep 03, 2010
Famous people born on this day: --> 1856, Louis Sullivan, father of modern US architecture. Events on this day in history: --> 1783, Treaty of Paris, ending the Revolutionary War, is signed. --> 1912, World's first cannery opens in England to supply food to the navy. --> 1921, First bowling...- reghakr
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On This Day in History: Monday, Aug 30, 2010
Famous people born on this day: --> 1797, Mary Shelley, author of "Frankenstein", in 1910 --> 1896, Raymond Massey --> 1901, John Gunther --> 1901, Roy Wilkins --> 1908, Fred Macmurry, actor. --> 1909, Shirley Booth, actress. --> 1918, Ted Williams --> 1943, Jean Claude Killy --> 1943, R. Crumb...- reghakr
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