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      Here is what happened on Tuesday - March 9th...
      It is day 68 of the year 2010, and there are 297 days left...

      Famous People Born On This Day In History...

1824,	Leland Stanford, Governor, Senator, founded Stanford University.
1918,	Mickey Spillane, author.
1934,	Yuri Gagarin, first man into space.
1943,	Bobby Fischer, damn good chess player!

      Events On This Day In History...

1822,	US grants first patent for artificial teeth to Charles Graham.
1862,	The ironclads "Monitor" (Union) & "Merrimack" (Rebel) battle in Hampton Roads. It was a standoff.
1981,	The Department of Agriculture, declares ketchup a vegetable.