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1990
1945
Thomas Alva Edison (February 11, 1847 – October 18, 1931)
Edison sold candy, newspapers, and vegetables to train passengers who
were going from Port Huron to Detroit. He felt that the invention of sound
in film had ruined the medium.
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President Clinton (center) with other world leaders came to pay
tribute at the funeral of Jordan’s King Hussein in 1999.
The Orangeburg Massacre was a deadly protest in Orangeburg,
South Carolina in 1968.
A 1915 silent epic drama film released on this day.
1938
James Byron Dean (February 8, 1931 – September 30, 1955)
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The “Fab Four” arrived in New York to begin their first U.S. tour in
1964.
Troyal Garth Brooks is 55 years old today.
Garth’s family used to host talent shows every week at their home, in which
he and his sister Kelly had to participate. He later earned a track scholarship
to Oklahoma State University where he threw the javelin.
Released August 6, 1990.
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Eugene Curran "Gene" Kelly (August 23, 1912 – February 2, 1996)
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2003
William Clark Gable (February 1, 1901 – November 16, 1960)
Clark Gable worked at an Ohio tire company after dropping out of school
at age 16.
