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            Here is what happened on Saturday - November 7th...
            It is day 311 of the year 2009, and there are 54 days left...

      Famous People Born On This Day In History...

            1867,Madame Marie Curie, discovered radium.
     Today, this person is/would be 142 years old.
            1918,Billy Graham, televangelist.
     Today, this person is/would be 91 years old.
            1922,Al Hirt
     Today, this person is/would be 87 years old.
            1943,Joni Mitchell
     Today, this person is/would be 66 years old.

      Events On This Day In History...

            1805,Lewis and Clark first sighted the Pacific Ocean.
            1811,Battle of Tippecanoe, gives Harrison a presidential slogan.
            1874,First cartoon to use the elephant as the symbol of the Republican Party appears in Harper's Weekly. It was drawn by Thomas Nast.
            1875,Verney Cameron is first European to cross equatorial Africa from sea to sea.
            1885,Canada completes its own transcontinental railway.

      And Don't Forget...

                        Sadie Hawkins Day (the ladies take the initiative!)

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