Events:
1821 The Santa Fe Trail is used by a trader for the first time.
1896 First transmission of electricity between a power plant and a city was sent from the Niagara Falls hydroelectric plant to Buffalo, New York.1904 The vacuum tube, precursor to the transistor, is invented by John Ambrose Fleming.1959 The Sound of Music, a Broadway musical, opens.2001 The first Harry Potter film, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, is released. Famous Birthdays:42 BC Tiberius (Roman Emperor)
1952 Shigeru Miyamoto (Nintendo game designer)1964 Dwight Gooden (Baseball pitcher)1970 Marth Plimpton (Actress)1977 Maggie Gyllnehaal (Actress)1977 Oksana Baiul (Figure Skater)1982 Amare Stoudemire (NBA basketball player)Archive:
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