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Today In HistoryHere is what happened on Thursday - August 7th... It is day 220 of the year 2008, and there are 146 days left... Famous People Born On This Day In History... | 1783, | John Heathcoat, invented lace-making machinery.
Today, this person is/would be 225 years old.
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| 1886, | Louis Alan Hazeltine, invented the neutrodyne circuit, making commercial radio possible.
Today, this person is/would be 122 years old.
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| 1923, | Ester Williams
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| 1937, | Dustin Hoffman, actor, "Rainman".
Today, this person is/would be 71 years old.
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| 1960, | David Duchovny, Det. Molder, X-Files.
Today, this person is/would be 48 years old.
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Events On This Day In History... | 1807, | First servicable steamboat, the Cleremont, goes on first voyage.
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| 1820, | Potatoes first planted in Hawaii.
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| 1888, | Theophilus Van Kannel of Philadelphia receives a patent for his revolving door -- described as a storm door structure.
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| 1982, | Borden is sued, for a Cracker Jacks box, containing no prize.
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