On this Day in History.. 362 - The temple of Apollo at Daphne, outside of Antioch, is destroyed by a mysterious fire 1746 - Princeton University (NJ) received its charter 1797 - Andre-Jacques Garnerin completes the first parachute descent from a balloon (Paris) 1836 - Sam Houston is inaugurated as the first elected president of the Republic of Texas 1861 - The 1st telegraph line linking the West & East coasts is completed 1897 - The worlds 1st car dealership opens in London 1907 - Ringling Brothers Greatest Show on Earth buys Barnum & Bailey circus 1926 - J. Gordon Whitehead sucker punches magician Harry Houdini in the stomach in Montreal (he dies three days later) 1934 - In East Liverpool, Ohio, notorious bank robber Pretty Boy Floyd is shot and killed by Federal Bureau of Investigation agents 1938 - Chester Carlson demonstrates the first Xerox copying machine 1962 - JFK imposes a naval blockade on Cuba, beginning the 13 day Cuban missile crisis 1964 - EMI rejects an audition by High Numbers, and they go on to become The Who 1964 - French philosopher/author Jean-Paul Sartre refuses the Nobel prize 1969 - Paul McCartney denies the rumors of his death 1979 - Walt Disney Worlds 100-millionth guest comes through the turnstiles 1988 - Elton John sells out Madison Square Garden for a record 26th time 1997 - Compaq testifies Microsoft threatened to break Windows 95 agreement if they showcased a Netscape icon 2012 - 6 Italian scientists are convicted of manslaughter for their failure to predict the 2009 LAquila earthquake?? #prettyboyfloyd #paulmccartney #waltdisney #microsoft #ringlingbrothers johnfsapp.wordpress/
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