Today is Wednesday, June 9, the 160th day of 2010. There are 205 day left in the year.
1822 _ Charles Graham receives first patent for false teeth
1883 _ First commercial electric railway line begins operation (Chicago El)
1902 _ First Automat restaurant opens (818 Chestnut St. Phila)
1931 _ First showing of a Donald Duck cartoon
1944 _ 23 puppies (record litter) born to Lena, a foxhound, Ambler, Penn
1963 _ Movie ``Cleopatra" opens in NYC
1977 _ Silver jubilee of Queen Elizabeth celebrated with fireworks
1978 _ Gutenberg Bible (1 of 21) sells for $2.4 million, London
1989 _ ``Star Trek V" premiers
1997 _ British lease on New Territories in Hong Kong expires