On this Day in History -- September 15

Famous people born on this day:
--> 1789, James Fenimore Cooper, first major American novelist.
--> 1857, William Howard Taft, 27th President from (1909 - 1913).
--> 1881, Ettore Arco Isidoro Bugatti, car builder.
--> 1890, Dame Agatha Christie, novelist.
--> 1894, Jean Renoir, cineaste.
--> 1946, Tommy Lee Jones, actor.
--> 1946, Oliver Stone, director/writer/producer.

Events on this day in history:
--> 1821, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatamala, Honduras & Nicaragua all
gain their independence.
--> 1930, The first international bridge match is held in London. The
U.S. team defeats Great Britain.
--> 1968, Presidential candidate, Richard Nixon, goes on Laff-In and
says, "Sock It To Me!".


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