This day in history: Did you know...

Monday, 20 October 2014

From Wikipedia's new and recently improved content:

... that Stewart Gray (pictured) was a "heroic dreamer" who originated the back-to-the-land movement in the UK and started an artists' colony in London?
... that Corn Run was likely named for bushels of corn washed into it during a flood?
... that Clarence N. Hickman, a developer of the bazooka, was also the "Father of Scientific Archery", and is an AMICA Hall-of-Famer for his improvements to player pianos?
... that burglars attacking a Barretville, Tennessee, bank vault with blowtorches in 1930 failed to steal any money, but burned down the adjacent general store?
... that the French singer Christophe got the inspiration for the title of his 1965 hit song "Aline" during a visit to the dentist?
... that Hugh Bolton Jones exhibited at New York's National Academy of Designfor sixty years?
... that part of Ashutosh Gowariker's Everest has been filmed at over 17,000 feet (5,200 m) above sea level?

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