On This day – Dial telephone patented

ON THIS DAY - August 20th:

1896 - Dial telephone patented
1966 - Beatles pelted with rotten fruit during Memphis concert
1988 - "Black Saturday" of the Yellowstone fire in Yellowstone National Park

BIRTHDAYS / ANNIVERSARIES:

1833 - Benjamin Harrison, North Bend Ohio, (R) 23rd Pres (1889-1893)
1907 - Alan Reed, actor (Mr Adams & Eve)/voice (Fred Flintstone), born in NYC, New York (d. 1977)
1918 - Jacqueline Susann, Phila Pa, author (Valley of the Dolls), (d. 1974)
1924 - Jim Reeves, US country singer/actor
946 - Connie Chung, TV news anchor (NBC, CBS)

GOODBYE TO:

2012 - Phyllis Diller, American comedienne and actress, dies from natural causes at 95

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