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2009 A large amount of space debris is created when a Russan and American satellite collide over Siberia
2008 Claudia Castillo has a successful trachea transplant from stem-cell created organ 2002 Denys Fisher, inventor, created the Spirograph, dies at 84 2002 Pat Weaver, TV innovator, created the Today Show, dies at 93 2000 Roger Vadim, director, And God Created Woman, dies at 72 1999 Lionel Bart, composer, songwriter, wrote pop music, musicals, created book, music and lyrics for Oliver!, dies at 68 1999 Harry Rossoll, illustrator, created Smokey Bear, dies at 89 1996 Bill Monroe, bluegrass vocalist (created bluegrass music), dies at 84 1994 Warwick Hutton, illustrator, artist, author, created illustrations for children's books, worked with texts by Hans Christian Andersen, dies at 55 of cancer in Cambridge, England 1991 World's Largest Burrito created at 1,126 lbs 1991 Dominic Bellissimo, created buffalo chicken wings, dies at 68 1986 It's revealed Andrew Wyeth had, secretly created 240 drawings and paintings of his neighbor Helga Testorf, in Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania 1984 Rosser Reeves, advertising executive, television advertising pioneer, wrote, 'Reality in Advertising', created ads for Dwight Eisenhower's Presidential campaign, owned a 138.7 carat Star Ruby, dies 1980 Supreme Court rules new forms of life created in labs could be patented 1979 European Monetary System is established, ECU created 1979 David Lopez, Queens, New York, actor, and God Created Women, Ghostwriter 1978 Garfield, created by Jim Davis, 1st appears as a comic strip 1972 Golden Gate National Recreation Area created 1969 Chilean Association of Librarians created 1967 DNA created in a test tube 1966 Indian Haryana state created from Punjab; Chandigarh terr created 1965 Kellogg's Pop Tarts pastries created 1964 GI Joe character created 1963 CIA Domestic Operations Division created 1960 Chuck D, born in Roosevelt, New York, rapper, author, leader, Public Enemy, created politically, socially conscious rap music, focused on hip hop genre, albums include, 'Yo! Bum Rush the Show', 'Fear of a Black Planet' 1958 Recording Industry Association of American created 1956 Photography begins on "... and God Created Women" 1954 Michael W. Butler, computer programmer, created TODAY program 1953 Department of Health, Education and Welfare created 1953 Jules Shear, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, musician, singer, performed with The Funky Kings, Raisins in the Sun, created, hosted, first 13 episodes of MTV series, Unplugged, song, All Through the Night, recorded by Cyndi Lauper, ranked number 5 on the Billboard Hot 100, co-wrote title track for Everything's Different Now album, with Matthew Sweet 1952 Commonwealth of Puerto Rico created (Constitution Day) 1952 Dominic Muldowney, born in Southampton, England, composer, created television, film scores for Loose Connections, King Lear, radio work, theater music, created large-scale oboe concerto, versatile has created music for David Bowie, Royal Academy of Music teacher 1950 Telephone Answering Machine created by Bell Laboratories 1949 G. I. Gurdjieff, mystic, spiritual teacher, created 'The Work' idea, representing work on oneself, also called, the Fourth Way, dies at age 83, Neuilly-sur-Seine, France 1949 Federal Republic of [West] Germany created under 3-power occupation 1949 James Sempill, born in Scotland, born James William Stuart Whitemore Sempill, Lord Sempill, 21st Lord Sempill, Peerage of Scotland, created in 1489 for Sir John Sempill 1949 Mike Batt, born in Southampton, England, singer, composer, arranger, producer, helped created ecologically sensitive fictional creatures, The Wombles, wrote hit 'Bright Eyes' 1948 Charles Fillmore, born in St. Cloud, Minnesota, mystic, co-founder, Unity, a New Thought movement church, created metaphysical interpretations of the Bible, promoted idea that God is good, God is available, God is in you, wrote, 'The Twelve Powers of Man', dies 1948 Indian territory of Himachal Pradesh created 1947 U.S. Department of Army created 1947 Bill Fontana, born in Cleveland, Ohio, composer, sound art pioneer, created sounds sculptures in 1976, using urban surroundings as a source of musical information, to evoke visual imagery 1945 John Lodge, born in Birmingham, England, musician, singer, songwriter, bass guitar player, member of The Moody Blues rock band, created songs 'Candle of Life', 'Eyes of a Child', 'Send Me No Wine' 1943 Burt Rutan, born in Estacada, Oregon, Elbert Leander Burt Rutan, inventor, aerospace engineer, created the Voyager, the first plane to fly around the world without stopping or refueling, and SpaceShipOne, which entered space two times in fourteen days 1943 Women's Marine Corps created 1942 National War Labor Board created 1942 U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff created 1941 U.S. Office of Censorship created to control info pertaining to WW II 1940 Pete Brown, born in Ashtead, England, poet, lyricist, musical producer, worked with The Battered Ornaments, created Pete Brown & Piblokto! 1940 Tom and Jerry created by Hanna and Barbera debut by MGM 1939 Sigmund Freud, created psychoanalysis, dies at 83 1939 Warwick Hutton, born in Britain, illustrator, artist, author, created illustrations for children's books, worked with texts by Hans Christian Andersen 1937 U.S. Housing Authority created by National Housing Act 1936 1st issue of Life, picture magazine created by Henry R Luce 1936 Australian Antarctic Territory created 1936 Harold Budd, born in Los Angeles, California, composer, avant-garde, ambient music, created soundtrack for 2005 film Mysterious Skin, with Robin Guthrie 1934 Brigitte Bardot, born in Paris, France, sex kitten, And God Created Women 1934 Lionel Bart, born in Stepney, England, composer, songwriter, wrote pop music, musicals, created book, music and lyrics for Oliver! 1934 Federal Savings and Loan Association created 1934 Federal Communications Commission (FCC) created 1933 U.S. Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, FDIC, created 1933 U.S. Employment Service created 1933 Costantinos Gavras, born in Greece, known as Costa-Gavras, French filmmaker, created political-themed films, known for fast-paced thriller titled Z, first film titled Missing, 1982 1932 Walt Disney Art School created 1932 Charles Stanley, born in Dry Fork, Virginia, senior pastor, founder of In Touch Ministries, created globally syndicated religious broadcasts, appearing in 500 radio stations, 300 television stations, in 49 languages 1931 Ban Johnson, created (baseball's AL), dies after a long illness 1930 Veterans Administration created 1928 Velveeta Cheese created by Kraft 1928 Roger Vadim, born in France, director, And God Created Women, Barbarella 1926 National Broadcasting Co created by Radio Corporation of America 1926 U.S. Customs Court created by congress 1925 Robert Rauschenberg, born in Texas, artist, created "Combines", combinations of non-traditional materials and objects 1925 Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs created in U.K. 1925 David Bache, born in Worcestershire, England, David Ernest Bache, son of footballer Joe Bache, car designer, worked with Rover, established design company David Bache Associates, created the Land Rover, Series II Land Rover 1921 Jack Valenti, born in Houston, Texas, Motion Picture Association of America President, created MPAA film rating system 1921 Hot Springs National Park created in Arkansas 1920 Bert Weedon, born in Essex, London, musician, guitarist, composer, influenced Eric Clapton, Brian May, Mike Odefield, The Beatles, created "Play in a Day" guitar tutorial guide 1920 Saul Bass, born in New York City, New York, graphic designer, filmmaker, created title sequences for 40 years, famous for The Man with the Golden Arm, kinetic typography in North by Northwest, Vertigo 1919 Radio Corporation of America (RCA) created 1919 John Meade, born in Ireland, 7th Earl of Clanwilliam, a title in the Peerage of Ireland created in 1776 for John Meade, who served as Attorney-General for Ireland 1918 Republic of Czechoslovakia created with T.G. Masaryk as president 1917 Jones Act: Puerto Rico territory created, U.S. citizenship granted 1915 National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NASA forerunner) created 1915 U.S. Coast Guard created from Life Saving and Revenue Cutter services 1913 Archdiocese of Managua created 1912 Machito "Frank Grillo", Florida, bandleader, created salsa music 1910 Rosser Reeves, born in Danville, Virginia, advertising executive, television advertising pioneer, wrote, 'Reality in Advertising', created ads for Dwight Eisenhower's Presidential campaign, owned a 138.7 carat Star Ruby 1908 Predecessor of the FBI is created by the Department of Justice 1908 Joel Chandler Harris, created Uncle Remus, dies at 59 1907 Roy Douglas, born in Tunbridge Wells, England, Richard Roy Douglas, composer, pianist, member London Symphony Orchestra, pianist, organist, celesta player, fourth percussionist, created orchestration for 'Les Sylphides' 1906 Bugsy Siegel, gangster created casinos in Las Vegas 1904 Coleman Hawkins, virtually created tenor saxophone for jazz 1904 Ice cream cone created by Charles E Menches during La Purchase Expo 1902 James Van Alen, created Simplified Scoring System for tennis 1901 Irna Phillips, born in Chicago, created 6 soap operas, Guiding Light 1900 Hamburger created by Louis Lassing in Connecticut 1892 Harold Foster, cartoonist, created "Prince Valiant" 1891 H V Porter, basketball pioneer, created fan shape backboard 1891 Office of Superintendent of Immigration (Treasury Department) created 1890 Territory of Oklahoma created 1883 Seismic sea waves created by Krakatoa eruption create a rise in English Channel 32 hours after explosion 1882 1st string of Christmas tree lights created by Thomas Edison 1874 Israel Bak, created 1st Hebrew printing press, dies 1874 James, Tod, Sloan, jockey, created monkey crouch riding style 1870 Manitoba becomes 5th Canadian province and NW Territories created 1866 Australian Rules Football is created 1866 G. I. Gurdjieff, born in Alexandropol, Armenia, mystic, spiritual teacher, created 'The Work' idea, representing work on oneself, also called, the Fourth Way 1865 Freedmen's Bureau is created to help destitute free blacks 1863 Arizona Territory created 1862 Department of Agriculture created 1861 West Virginia created as a result of dispute over slavery with Virg 1861 Territories of Nevada and Colorado created 1860 Anaheim Township created in Los Angeles County 1860 U.S. Secret Service created 1854 Charles Fillmore, born in St. Cloud, Minnesota, mystic, co-founder, Unity, a New Thought movement church, created metaphysical interpretations of the Bible, promoted idea that God is good, God is available, God is in you, wrote, 'The Twelve Powers of Man' 1854 Territories of Kansas and Nebraska created 1851 Melvil[le Louis K] Dewey, created Dewey Decimal System for libraries 1850 Territories of New Mexico and Utah created 1848 Joel Chandler Harris, U.S. journalist, created Uncle Remus stories 1848 William "Candy" Cummings, created curve ball 1848 Oregon Territory created 1847 Doughnut created 1837 James Augustus Henry Murray, Scotland, created Oxford Dictionary 1836 Territory of Wisconsin created 1833 Alfred Bernhard Nobel, Stockholm, created dynamite and Peace Prizes 1808 French created Kingdom of Westphalia orders Jews to adopt family names 1792 U.S. postal service created; postage 6 cents -12 cents, depending on distance 1790 Territory South of River Ohio created by Congress 1790 Revenue Marine Service, U.S. Coast Guard, created 1789 U.S. Attorney General Office is created 1789 Office of Postmaster General is created under the Treasury Department 1789 U.S. Marine Corps created by an act of Congress 1761 Madame [Marie Grosholtz] Tussaud, created wax museum 1756 John Loudon McAdam, created macadam road surface, asphalt 1719 Principality of Liechtenstein created within Holy Roman Empire 1503 Henry Tudor created Prince of Wales (later Henry VIII) 1070 Roquefort cheese created in a cave near Roquefort, France |
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