| Today in History |
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1977 ‐
New Jersey allows casino gambling in Atlantic City
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1928 ‐
Kraft, building on the original 1918 design, rolls out Velveeta cheese
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1910 ‐
Pygmies discovered in Dutch New Guinea
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1904 ‐
Professor Schron finds microbe that causes photosynthesis
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1883 ‐
Chicago's "El" opens to traffic
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1875 ‐
Alexander Graham Bell makes first sound transmission
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1873 ‐
Construction begins on Clay St (San Francisco) for world's 1st cable railroad
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1835 ‐
P. T. Barnum & his circus begin 1st tour of US
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1763 ‐
Pontiac's Rebellion: At what is now Mackinaw City, Michigan, Chippewas capture Fort Michilimackinac by diverting the garrison's attention with a game of lacrosse, then chasing a ball into the fort
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