On This Day

1636 – Harvard University was founded. It was the first university in America.

1914 – George Eastman of Eastman Kodak Company, announced the introduction of the colour photographic process.

1998 – Tom Cruise was turned away from his local video shop. The assistant told him he needed two forms of identification to join.

1998 – It was reported that police officers had been warned against taking Viagra, as it could impair their ability to distinguish between colours and there were fears it might distract them.

2000 – A tornado struck Bognor – 100 houses were damaged.

2001 – It was reported that an American judge had sentenced two men to walk through their home town dressed as women after they were convicted of being rude to a woman and throwing beer bottles at her.

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