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Sunday, 31 May 2026

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★ Born on this day 3 entries

1898
Norman Vincent Peale
US 128 yrs ago
1930
Clint Eastwood, Dirty Harry.
US 96 yrs ago
1938
Peter Yarrow of Peter, Paul & Mary.
US 88 yrs ago

► Events on this day 6 entries

1678
Lady Godiva takes a ride through Coventry.
US 348 yrs ago
1837
New York's Astor Hotel opens ... most elaborate in the U.S.
US 189 yrs ago
1879
First electric railway opens at Berlin Trades Exposition.
DE 147 yrs ago
1889
Johnstown Flood occurs, killing 2,300 people.
US 137 yrs ago
1907
Taxis arrive in New York City.
US 119 yrs ago
1929
First reindeer born in the United States (Not the North Pole).
US 97 yrs ago