TODAY IN HISTORY - 10/6

1889 - Thomas Edison shows his 1st motion picture
1979 - Pope John Paul II is 1st Pope to visit White House

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY / ANNIVERSARY:

1963 - Elisabeth Shue, Wilmington, Delaware, actress (Cocktail, Adv in Babysitting)
1991 - Actress Elizabeth Taylor (59) weds for 8th time to construction worker Larry Fortensky (39)
1996 - American country singer Faith Hill (44) weds singer and actor Tim McGraw (45) in Rayville, Louisiana

GOODBYE TO:

1989 - Bette Davis, US actress (All About Eve, White Mama), dies at 81

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