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October 9

October 9

Events on This Day

  • 1855

    158 years ago

    Isaac Singer patents his sewing machine.

  • 1936

    77 years ago

    The Hoover Dam, powered by the Colorado River, begins transmitting electricity to Los Angeles. The dam’s construction was begun under President Herbert Hoover.

    Read more at History.com

  • 1985

    28 years ago

    Thanks to a $1 million donation by Yoko Ono, Strawberry Fields, a "garden of peace," opens in New York's Central Park in honor of her late husband, John Lennon.

  • 1994

    19 years ago

    President Bill Clinton announces plans to send 36,000 troops to the Persian Gulf in response to the buildup of Iraqi forces on the border of Kuwait.

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profile name: Clare Boothe Luce
profile occupation: Diplomat, Journalist, Playwright
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profile name: Aileen Wuornos
profile occupation: Serial Killer
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profile name: Isaac Singer
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profile name: Herbert Hoover
profile occupation: U.S. President
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profile name: Yoko Ono
profile occupation: Anti-War Activist
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profile name: Bill Clinton
profile occupation: U.S. Governor
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profile name: Abbie Hoffman
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profile name: Gene Hackman
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profile name: Elvis Presley
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profile name: Priscilla Presley
profile occupation: Film Actress
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profile name: Barack Obama
profile occupation: U.S. Representative
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profile name: Frederick Douglass Patterson
profile occupation: Educator
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profile name: Orlando Hernández
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profile name: Alice Childress
profile occupation: Playwright
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profile name: Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan
profile occupation: Songwriter
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