Events on this day...   
           1836 Texas declares independence from Mexico.   
           1861 Congress creates the Territory of Nevada.   
           1917 Puerto Rico territory created, US citizenship granted.   
           1929 US Court of Customs & Patent Appeals created by US Congress.   
           1949 First automatic street light installed. (In New Milford, CT)   
           1958 First surface crossing of the Antarctic continent ends.   
           1972 Pioneer 10 launched for Jupiter flyby.   
           1974 First Class postage raised to 10 cents from 8 cents.   
           1978 Soyuz 28 carries 2 cosmonauts (1 Czechoslovakian) to Salyut 6   
      
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           1962 Jon Bon Jovi, Musician   
           1968 Daniel Craig, 007   
      
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