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Happy 80th birthday, Eric Clapton!
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March 31

1811—German chemist Robert Wilhelm Eberhard von Bunsen invented the Bunsen burner.
1854—Dugald Clerk invented a 2-stroke motorcycle engine.
1878—Jack Johnson was the first Black heavyweight boxing champ (1908-1915) and invented a wrench.
1950—Pathologist Alison McCartney is a noted breast cancer campaigner.
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A day late, but Tom Lehrer 97 yesterday.

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snowingagain wrote: Thu Apr 10, 2025 1:05 pm A day late, but Tom Lehrer 97 yesterday.
Georg Kreisler stole from him:

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40 years ago, on July 3, 1985, “Back to the Future” is released (in American cinemas).

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Franklan wrote: Thu Jul 03, 2025 4:19 pm 40 years ago, on July 3, 1985, “Back to the Future” is released (in American cinemas).
One of my all time faves!
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When I was a young lad, I had a crush on Amanda Peterson (here, show together with a young Patrick Dempsey)...

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Sadly, she passed away exactly 10 years ago, on July 3rd, 2015, at the age of 43.
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On this day, 30 years ago, Bob Ross died.

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