This Day in History (Random Stuff)

0721 -BC- 1st recorded lunar eclipse; Location, Babylon
1831 1st US bank robbery (City Bank, New York/$245,000)
1859 Charles François Gounod's opera "Faust" premieres in Paris France
1964 Sean Connery's 1st day of shooting on "Goldfinger"
1973 Dean tells Nixon, "There is a cancer growing on the Presidency"
1974 Jefferson Starship begins their 1st tour
1975 Pennsylvania is 1st state to allow girls to compete with boys in High School sports
1990 1st world ice hockey tournament for women held (Ottawa)
1994 Largest omelet (1,383² ft) made with 160,000 eggs in Yokohama Japan
1996 Winnie Mandela divorces Nelson after 38 years of marrage

Holidays:
Australia : Canberra Day
Italy, Spain, Canary Island : St Joseph Day

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