10-17-2005, 05:47 AM
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October 17th
1469 ~ Ferdinand II of Aragon married Isabella of Castile. This marriage lead to the unification of Aragon and Castile in a single country, Spain.
1888 ~ Thomas Edison filed a patent for the Optical Phonograph.
1915 ~ Birthday of Arthur Miller, Playwright.
1931 ~ Al Capone convicted of income tax evasion.
1956 ~ Queen Elizabeth opened the first commercial nuclear power station, at Calder Hall.
1967 ~ The musical Hair opened.
1970 ~ Anwar Sadat became president of Egypt.
1972 ~ Birthday of Eminem, rap music performer.
1980 ~ Queen Elizabeth became the first British monarch to make a state visit to the Vatican.
1989 ~ Loma Prieta earthquake hit the San Francisco Bay Area.
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