Today in History for 20th June 2014

Historical Events

1782 - Congress approves Great Seal of US and eagle as it's symbol

1943 - Congress of Racial Equality (CORE) founded

1944 - US troops occupy Biak

1944 - Heavy storm hits the Channel

1950 - Joe Dimaggio's 2,000th hit, Yanks beat Indians 8-2

1969 - 150,000 attend Newport '69, Jimi Hendrix gets $120,000 to appear

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Famous Birthdays

1824 - George E Street, British (?) architect

1887 - Kurt Schwitters, German/British dada-artist/poet (collages)

1949 - Paul Shaw, Collingwood Ontario, trap shooter (Olympics-96)

1951 - Peter Gordon, composer

1960 - Donna Mayhew, Taylor Penn, javelin thrower

1973 - Chino Moreno, American musician (Deftones)

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Famous Deaths

1751 - Adriaen Valckenier, gov-gen of Neth-Indies (1737-41), dies at 56

1876 - Antonio L de Santa Ana, pres Mexico, dies at 79

1917 - James Mason Crafts, US chemist, dies at 78

1945 - Bruno Frank, writer, dies at 58

1984 - Estelle Winwood, actress (Miracle on 34th Street), dies at 99

2003 - Bob Stump, American politician (b. 1927)

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