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1975 John Wooden's final game, UCLA, wins 10th NCAA championship in 12 yrs

1973 Shawn Wooden, free safety for the Miami Dolphins

1969 Last wooden passenger subway cars retired at Brooklyn Myrtle Beach el

1967 Terry Wooden, NFL linebacker, Seattle Seahawks, Kansas City Chiefs

1947 Howard Hughes flies "Spruce Goose," a large wooden airplane

1934 John Dillinger breaks out of jail using a wooden pistol

1920 Anthony Steel, London, actor, Malta Story, Wooden Horse

1910 John Wooden, basketball coach, UCLA-10 national championships

1899 George F Bryant of Boston patents the wooden golf tee

1873 Dutch socialist Samuel van Wooden demands law against child labor

1828 Casparus van Wooden patents chocolate milk powder (Amsterdam)

1827 English chemist John Walker invents wooden matches

1809 1st practical U.S. railroad track (wooden, for horse-drawn cars), Phila

1703 Pieter van Wooden, Amersfoorts rebel leader, beheaded

1664 Adriaen Pieck/Gerrit de Ferry patent wooden firespout in Amsterdam

1521 Emperor Charles V bans wooden buildings in Amsterdam



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