Today in Geek History – January 17

Today in Geek History - January 17

Geeky tidbits that we find interesting and hope you will too.

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1773 – Captain James Cook became the first person to cross the Antarctic Circle
1899 – Al Capone “Scarface Al” was born in Brooklyn, N.Y.
1922 – Actress Betty White was born.
1927 – American singer and actress Eartha Kitt was born in South Carolina.
1929 – “Popeye”, the cartoon character makes his debut in the strip Thimble Theatre
1931 – Actor James Earl Jones was born in Mississippi
1934Shari Lewis was born in Bronx, New York
1942 – Muhammad Ali [Casius Clay] was born in Louisville, Kentucky
1949 – The first Volkswagen Beetle ( The Peoples Car ) arrived in the U.S. arrived from Germany
1995 – Yahoo.com is registered

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