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Wednesday, August 16, 2006


8/16/06
DID YOU KNOW...
...that the native mammal fauna of Puerto Rico consists exclusively of bats?

TODAY IN HISTORY
1777 - American Revolutionary War: The New Hampshire Militia led by John Stark routed British and German troops under Friedrich Baum in the Battle of Bennington.
1819 - Cavalry charged into a crowd, turning a public meeting in Manchester, England into the Peterloo Massacre.
1896 - A group led by Skookum Jim Mason discovered gold near Dawson City, Yukon, setting off the Klondike Gold Rush.
1960 - Joseph Kittinger parachuted from a balloon over New Mexico at 102,800 feet (31,330 m), setting records for: high-altitude jump, free-fall height, and fastest speed by a human without an aircraft.
1962 - The Beatles fired drummer Pete Best and replaced him with Ringo Starr.

PICTURE OF THE DAY

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