10-17-2004, 05:56 AM
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October 17th
1469 ~ Ferdinand II of Aragon married Isabella of Castile. Their marriage lead to the unification of Aragon and Castile in a single country, Spain.
1781 ~ General Charles Cornwallis surrendered at Yorktown, Virginia.
1888 ~ Thomas Edison filed a patent for the Optical Phonograph (the first movie).
1912 ~ Bulgaria, Greece and Serbia declared war on the Ottoman Empire, joining Montenegro in the First Balkan War.
1915 ~ Birthday of Arthur Miller, Playwright.
1937 ~ Huey, Dewey and Louie, Donald Duck's three almost identical nephews, first appeared in a newspaper comic strip.
1956 ~ Birthday of Mae Jemison, Astronaut.
1970 ~ Montreal, Quebec: Quebec Vice-Premier and Minister of Labor Pierre Laporte murdered by members of the FLQ terrorist group.
1972 ~ Birthday of Eminem, rap music performer.
1979 ~ Mother Teresa awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.
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