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November 02, 2009
This Day in History: Nov. 3:
1839: The first Opium War between China and Britain broke out. 1903:
Panama proclaimed its independence from Colombia. 1952: Clarence Birdseye marketed the first frozen peas. 1957: The Soviet Union sent the first animal, a dog named Laika, into space aboard the Sputnik II. Laika died in orbit. 1986: A Lebanese magazine broke the story of U.S. arms sales to Iran, leading to the Iran-Contra affair. 1992: Carol Moseley-Braun became the first black woman elected to the U.S. Senate. 2004: Hamid Karzai was declared the winner in Afghanistan's first presidential election. -- from Infoplease website
Famous birthdays today (besides yours): Texas colonization leader Stephen Fuller Austin, 1793: Poet William Bryant, 1794; Photographer Walker Evans, 1903; Actor Charles Bronson, 1921; Politician Michael Dukakis, 1933; Actor-dancer Ken Berry ("Mayberry R.F.D."; "Mama's Family"), 1933; Singer Lulu, 1948; Actress-comedian Roseanne Barr, 1952; Actress Kathy Kinney ("The Drew Carey Show"), 1953; Actress Kate Capshaw, 1953; Comedian Dennis Miller , 1953; Singer Adam Ant, 1954; Actor Dolph Lundgren ("Rocky IV"), 1957. -- from Infoplease and Yahoo!News websites
Posted by Lynn at November 2, 2009 02:45 PM