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On this day in history: August 12: 30 B.C.—Cleopatra, the last of the Ptolemy dynasty, commits suicide 1851—Isaac Singer is granted a patent for his sewing machine 1859—poet Katharine Lee Bates is born (“America the Beautiful”) 1881—director Cecil B. DeMille is born 1883—the last quagga (a subspecies of zebra) dies in a zoo in Amsterdam 1898—the Spanish-American War ends 1898—Hawaii becomes a U.S. possession 1925—twins Norris and Ross McWhirter are born (founders of Guinness World Records) 1929—country singer Buck Owens is born 1964—author Ian Fleming dies (the original author of James Bond books) 1966—John Lennon apologizes for saying “the Beatles are more popular than Jesus” 1977—the Space Shuttle Enterprise passes its first solo flight test 1981—the IBM personal computer is released to the public 1982—actor Henry Fonda dies 1990—Sue, the largest and most complete Tyrannosaurus Rex found to date was discovered in South Dakota 1994—Major League Baseball players go on strike, causing the cancellation of the 1994 World Series 2000—actress Loretta Young dies 2004—New Jersey Governor James McGreevey announces his resignation and proclaims himself to be gay 2007—singer/producer Merv Griffin dies
Posted on: Tue, 13 Aug 2013 01:11:30 +0000

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