Events On This Day In History...
And Don't Forget...
1054, Brightest known super-nova starts shining, for 23 days. 1845, Thoreau moves into his shack on Walden Pond. 1863, Boise, Idaho founded (now capital of Idaho.) 1873, Aquarium opens in Woodward Gardens. 1876, First public exhibiton of electric light in San Francisco. 1894, Elwood Haynes successfully tests one of the first US autos. 1903, Pacific Cable (San Francisco, Hawaii, Guam, Phillipines) opens. President Roosevelt sends message to the Phillipines, then a message around the World in 12 minutes, almost as fast as the internet. 1933, Work begins on the Oakland Bay Bridge.
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