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Today is Day 134 of 2024
1607
The English found Jamestown - first permanent settlement in the so called New World.
1846
The United States declares war on Mexico.
1882
Painter Georges Braque born in Argenteuil-sur-Seine, France.
1907
Author and playwright Daphne du Maurier (Rebecca) born in London.
1917
Lúcia Santos and her cousins Jacinta and Francisco Marto see a vision of Virgin Mary at Fatima, Portugal.
1950
Singer, songwriter, and musician Stevie Wonder born in Saginaw, Michigan.
1960
The Twilight Zone Episode 31 "The Chaser" airs on this Friday evening.
1981 
Pope John Paul II is shot and seriously wounded in St. Peter's Square by Turkish assailant Mehmet Ali Agca.
1990
1st episode of the the Simpsons by Matt Groening airs on Fox.
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Flag in a southwest neighborhood on 20160509.
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This Day at the New Yorker
Proverb:
“Each monkey to its own branch.” ~ Portuguese Proverb
