This Day…

1941 – Patricia Ann Ragsdale was born. She was loved by her children, but was brokenhearted her entire life.

1946 – “The Adventures of Sam Spade” was heard on ABC radio for the first time

1890 – Wyoming becomes 44th state of US (1st with female suffrage)

1932 – Author Damon Runyon (51) weds Patrice Amati del Grande

1865 – US Secret Service begins operating under the Treasury Department

1901 – Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid rob train of $40,000 at Wagner, Montana.

1880 – On this day American Educator Helen Keller was born.

1924 – “Ziegfeld Follies of 1924”, featuring Billie Burke and W.C. Fields, opens at the New Amsterdam Theatre, NYC

1832 – J.I. Howe patented the pin machine.

1876 – California Street Cable Car Railroad Co gets its franchise