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Tuesday, 27 October 2009 17:00 |
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On this day in history:
1782: Nicolò Paganini, Italian composer is born. 1787: The Independent Journal publishes the first of the Federalist Papers, a series of essays by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison and John Jay arguing in favor of ratification of the U.S. Constitution. 1858: Theodore Roosevelt, 26th president of the United States is born. 1904: The New York subway system opens for business. 1939: English actor and comedian John Cleese is born. 1971: Some dude named Scott is born. 1997: After a record drop in the Dow Jones index, Wall Street cuts off trading for the first time.

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