1913: The American Cancer Society was founded
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1945: Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall were married
1916: The Saturday Evening Post published its first cover with a Norman Rockwell painting
Born 1941: Nora Ephron (author & director)
1642: Montreal, Quebec, founded
1939: First coin-operated mailbox, the Mailomat, installed
Born 1912: Studs Terkel (writer)
1963: First live TV pictures received from a U.S. spacecraft, (Faith 7)
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