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Today's b-day - Pablo Picasso (1881-1973) - A Spanish painter, sculptor, graphic art...

TDIH 1983 - U.S. invaded Grenada

TDIH 1955 - The microwave oven debuted

TDIH 1962 - John Steinbeck was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature.

Today's b-day - An American author, artist, and feminist, Sara Josepha Hale (1788-1879) wrote the poem "Mary Had a Little Lamb." She was well known for encouraging women to achieve higher education.

TDIH 1861 - First transcontinental telegraph line completed

TDIH 1945 - The United Nations was officially created as its charter took effect.

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