Born 1847: Joseph Pulitzer (newspaper publisher & founder of Pulitzer Prize)
1849: Safety pin patented by Walter Hunt
1866: The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals was incorporated
1872: First Arbor Day celebration held in Nebraska
Born 1882: Frances Perkins (first woman to hold a cabinet position in the U.S.)
Born 1932: Omar Sharif (actor)
1937: Trans-Canada Air Lines created by Parliament
1953: Feature length, full color, 3-D movie premiered in NYC: House of Wax starring Vincent Price
1959: Gidget premiered
Died 1975: Marjorie Main (actress)
Born 1984: Mandy Moore (singer & actress)
Born 1988: Haley Joel Osment (actor)
1988: The comic strip FoxTrot debuted
Born 1991: AJ Michalka (actress)
Died 1991: Natalie Schafer (actress)
Died 1992: Sam Kinison (comedian)
1994: Charles Osgood became host of CBS's "Sunday Morning"
Died 2010: Dixie Carter (actress)



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