This Day in History Sept. 16

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Sept. 16

1630 Mass village of Shawmut changes name to Boston
1893 Settlers make a land run for prime land in the Cherokee Strip in Oklahoma
1908 The General Motors Corporation is founded by William C Durant
1959 The first successful photocopier, the Xerox 914, is introduced

Birthdays:

1875 James Cash Penney department store founder (J.C. Penney)
1877 Jacob Schick, American-Canadian inventor and businessman, founded Schick Razors
1888 W. O. Bentley, English race car driver and engineer, founded Bentley Motors Limited

Deaths:

1736 Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit, Polish-Dutch physicist and engineer, invented the thermometer

Thought for the day:

" Might as well be frank, monsieur. It would take a miracle to get you out of Casablanca. "
 

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