ON THIS DAY - August 26th:

1907 - Harry Houdini escapes from chains underwater at Aquatic Park in 57 sec

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1955 - 1st color telecast (NBC) of a tennis match (Davis Cup)
1964 - LBJ nominated at Democratic convention in Atlantic City, NJ
1981 - Voyager 2 takes photos of Saturn's moon Titan

HAPPY BIRTHDAY / ANNIVERSARY TO:

1910 - Mother Teresa, [Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu], Skopje Ottoman Empire, nun and Founder of Missionaries of Charity (Nobel Peace Prize 1979)
1935 - Geraldine Ferraro, (Rep-D-NY) 1st female dem VP candidate (1984)
1980 - Macaulay Culkin, actor (Home Alone, My Girl, Richie Rich), born in NYC, New York

GOODBYE TO:

1974 - Charles Lindbergh, US aviator, dies at 72
1980 - Tex Avery, American cartoonist (b. 1908)
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