On This Day, Back In The Day
1829 – Inventor William Burt patents his typographer — an early version of the typewriter
1965 – William Booth founded the Salvation Army
1995 – Two astronomers, in two different states spot a comet at the same time. Their names? Hale and Bopp — hence, the Hale-Bopp Comet
2011 – Singer Amy Winehouse died (Yes, she should have gone to rehab.)
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