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Today is Day 235 of 2024
1485
Battle of Bosworth Field brings an end to the War of the Roses with Henry VII's forces defeating and killing King Richard III.
1851
The yacht America wins the first America's Cup in a 53 mile regatta around the Isle of Wight.
1880
Cartoonist George Herriman (Krazy Kat) born in New Orleans.
1893
Writer, poet, critic & wit Dorothy Parker born in Long Branch, New Jersey.
1902
Cadillac Motor Company is founded.
1908
Photographer Henri Cartier-Bresson born in Chanteloup-en-Brie, France.
1917
Blues great John Lee Hooker born in Clarksdale, Mississippi.
1920
Writer Ray Bradbury (Fahrenheit 451) born Waukegan, Illinois.
1926
Actress Honor Blackman (Goldfinger) born in London.
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Photo of the Day
The Arcata Theatre as seen from the Arcata Hotel.
Taken 20180822 with the X camera.
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This Day at the New Yorker
Proverb:
"Little by little, the bird builds its nest." ~ French Proverb
