09-23-2005, 05:07 AM
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September 23rd
1642 ~ First commencement at Harvard College.
1779 ~ USS Bonhomme Richard, commanded by John Paul Jones, won a battle against the HMS Serapis and HMS Countess of Scarborough off the coast of England.
1806 ~ Discovery of Neptune by French astronomer Urbain Jean Joseph Le Verrier.
1884 ~ Herman Hollerith patented his mechanical adding machine.
1920 ~ Birthday of Mickey Rooney, actor.
1930 ~ Birthday of Ray Charles, U.S. R&B and jazz musician, singer.
1932 ~ The Kingdom of Hejaz and Nejd renamed Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
1949 ~ Birthday of Bruce Springsteen, Singer & Songwriter.
1962 ~ The Jetsons premiered.
1983 ~ Saint Kitts and Nevis joined the United Nations.
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