So, okay this had to happen. On this day in 1859, the very first oil well starting pumping oil in Titusville, Pennsylvania. Hmmm, that sounds kinds odd. I better check to see if it's the first ever oil well, or first in the States. It appears this is the first oil well in the USA. The first in North America was drilled near Petrolia (no kidding) in Ontario, Canada.
Tarzan of the Apes was first published on this day in 1912.
Confucius was born on this in 550BC.
And keeping with the heavies in birthday town, Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu (Mother Teresa to you) was born on this day in 1910.
Daryl Dragon, writer of such heavy song hits such as Muskrat Love, was born this day in 1942.
Doesn't get any better than this.
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