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In 1860 Republican Abraham Lincoln of Illinois was elected the 16th President of the United States of America.
On this day in 1917, the Bolshevik revolution begins with bombardment of the Winter Palace in Petrograd during the Russian October Revolution. On this day in 1947, NBC debuts its news program, “Meet the Press.”
On this day in 1854, John Philip Sousa was born in Washington, D.C.
On this day in 1861, Canadian- American physical educator and inventor of basketball, and the football helmet, was born in Almonte, Ontario On this in 1887, American Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher Walter Johnson was born in Humboldt, Kansas On this day in 1946, American actress Sally Field was born.
