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Anniversaries recall notable 19th century figures
Today in history lists births and deaths of Jonathan Edwards, Moses Beach, Chester A. Arthur, David F. Boyd, Eduard L. Trudeau, John Erskine, and others. Entries note events such as Miles surrendering Nez Perce, Salvation Army street meetings, and early aviation milestones, alongside birthdays of Gen Walker Bedell Smith and Joshua Logan.
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Jonathan Edwards
New England
East Windsor
Conn
Moses Beach
Sun
Inventor
Springfield
Mass
Chester A. Arthur
New York
Garfield
Fairfield
David F. Boyd
Low Isiana State University
Removast
Bort Wetheville
Eduard L. Trudeau
Newark
Wis
John Erskine
Columbia University
Fort Boise
Ida
Nelson A Miles
Joseph
Salvation Army
Philadelphia
JSAM
Atlanta
South
Pangborn and Herndon
Geneva
League of Nations
Roosevelt
Italy
Ethiopia
Chicago
Germany
Walker Bedell Smith
Amer Machee & Foundry
Bare Us Lo
Dianapolis
Ge. Allas Shivers
Texas
Lufkin
Tex
Joshua Logan
Teaarkana
Arthur M. Loew
Loew's, Inc
Frank H. Bartholomew
United Press
San Francisco
George S Stevenson
Philadellphia
Edward M.ted) Deasey
The
Dallas (Tex
Elisha Hanson
Washington
Bors