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1969 - The Boring 747 jumbo jet got it's first public preview as 191 people flew from Seattle, WA, to New York City, NY. Most of the people on board were reporters and photographers.
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1942 - The motion picture "Casablanca" had it's world premiere at the Hollywood Theatre in New York City.
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In 1859 Charles Darwin, published "On the Origin of Species". It was the paper in which he explained his theory of evolution through the process if natural selection.
On The Day: 1956
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Early on the chilly evening of 15 November 1956 outside of the Paramount Theater in New York City, thousands of fans screamed for their idol Elvis Presley. He wasn’t there for a concert, but for the premiere of his film debut, a Civil War melodrama called Love Me Tender.
On This Day: 1952
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On this day in 1952 in the Peanuts comic strip, Lucy first held a football for Charlie Brown.
On This Day: 1956
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Early on the chilly evening of 15 November 1956 outside of the Paramount Theater in New York City, thousands of fans screamed for their idol Elvis Presley. He wasn’t there for a concert, but for the premiere of his film debut, a Civil War melodrama called Love Me Tender.
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Rolling Stone Brian Jones bought 'Cotchford Farm' in Sussex. The author AA Milne who wrote Winnie The Pooh had previously owned the house.
On This Day: 1859
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The first flying trapeze act was performed by Jules Leotard at Cirque Napoleon in Paris, France. He was also the designer of the garment that is named after him.
On This Day: 1821
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Russian literary heavyweight Fyodor Dostoyevsky best known for his novels 'Crime and Punishment', 'The Idiot' and 'The Brothers Karamazov' was born.