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1941
Jesse Jackson, reverend, politician - NOT!
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85 yrs ago
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1860
Telegraph line between Los Angeles and San Francisco opens.
US
166 yrs ago
1871
The Great Fire destroys over 4 square miles of Chicago.
US
155 yrs ago
1906
Karl Nessler demonstrates the first "permanent wave" for hair, in London.
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120 yrs ago
1933
San Francisco's Coit Tower dedicated.
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93 yrs ago