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Famous Quote For August 26

"My opinion is that the only two computer companies that are software-driven are Apple and NeXT, and I wonder about Apple."

Steve Jobs, 1991

August 26 Birthdays

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Leonardo Cecchi

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August 26 History

2011 - Boeing 787 Dreamliner certified

1970 - Nationwide Women's strike for Equality

1944 - In WW2 Charles de Gaulle enters Paris

1821 - In Argentina the University of Buenos Aires, Argentina opens up

1818 - Illinois becomes 21st US state

This Day In Business

1902 - Conrad Hubert is awarded patent number 737,107 - for a flashlight with an on/off switch.

This Day In Entertainment

1946 - Two years after completion, "Animal Farm" by George Orwell finally published

This Day In Geography

1948 - Heat wave: temperatures hit 108 degrees in Philadelphia and New York City!

This Day In Sports

2003 - Playmakers, the first ever original TV series created by ESPN - airs for the first time

August 26th Holiday

Women's Equality Day - Commemorates the day, August 26, 1920, when women were given the right to vote on an equal level as men.

Today's Birthday Trivia

After helping clean up the effects of Hurricane Katrina, he decided to stop wearing his famous gold jewelry. He starred in the reality show, I Pity the Fool, the title being taken from his A-Team character's catchphrase. Who is he?

Today's Birthday Horoscope

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