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1054 Brightest known super-nova started shining for 23 days. 1845 Thoreau moved into his shack on Walden Pond. 1876 First public exhibiton of electric light in San Francisco. 1894 Elwood Haynes successfully tested one of the first US autos. Today's Birthdays 1753 Jean-Pierre-Francois Blanchard, first balloon flights in England and US. 1804 Nathaniel Hawthorne, author. 1826 Stephen Foster, American composer, Oh, Susanna. 1872 Calvin Coolidge, 30th President, 1923-1929. 1878 George M. Cohan, Yankee Doodle Dandy. 1920 Sisters Ann Landers and Abigail Van Buren, advice givers. This website is best viewed at 1024x768 screen resolution | ||||||||||||||||||