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The patent for Thor electric washing machine was issued on this day, as well as a patent for the first Otis escalator.

Henry David Thoreau's Walden was published on this date in 1854.

Miko shares her birthday with Melanie Griffith (caution link goes to Youtube video that she is in - HOT!), Amanda Bearce (caution link has sound), Whitney Houston, P.L. Travers, author of Mary Poppins, and Betty Boop.

Today's deaths include: Sharon Tate and Jerry Garcia.

In music history, back in 1991 Rick James pled innocent to charges that he imprisoned, tortured and sexually assaulted a woman in his California home (he passed away on August 6th, 2004) And finally, Sly & the family Stone released the song Hot fun in the summertime.

What else happened today in history? I left lots of stuff out in case anyone wanted to play along!