10-11-2006, 03:33 AM
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October 11th
1779 ~ Death of Casimir Pulaski, Polish fighter for American independence.
1809 ~ Death of Meriwether Lewis, explorer.
1844 ~ Birthday of Henry Heinz, food manufacturer.
1896 ~ Death of Anton Bruckner, Austrian composer.
1899 ~ Boer War: In South Africa, a war between the United Kingdom and the Boers of the Transvaal and Orange Free State began.
1961 ~ Death of Chico Marx, comedian.
1962 ~ Pope John XXIII convenes the Second Vatican Council.
1968 ~ Launch of Apollo 7, the first manned Apollo mission.
1975 ~ Saturday Night Live premiered with George Carlin as the guest host.
1987 ~ Operation Deepscan: An exploration of Loch Ness using sonar ended without finding Nessie.
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