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Famous Quote For October 7

"We need capitalism. That harnesses the power of the river: greed, selfishness."

Bill Maher, 2011

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October 7 History

2009 - Nobel Prize in Chemistry goes to Venkatraman Ramakrishnan, Thomas A. Steitz, and Ada E. Yonath, "for studies of the structure and function of the ribosome".

1982 - Andrew Lloyd Webber's music Cats! premieres on Broadway

1959 - U.S.S.R. probe Luna 3 transmits first ever photographs of the Far side of the Moon.

1942 - U.S. and British government announce establishment of United Nations.

1931 - First infrared photograph, Rochester, New York.

This Day In Business

1952 - The bar code is first patented by Joseph Woodland and Bernard Silver.

This Day In Entertainment

1968 - Motion Picture Association adopts its film-rating system, from "G" to "X"

This Day In Geography

1793 - Rosario, Argentina is founded.

This Day In Sports

1984 - Walter Payton gained 12,313th rushing yard breaking record of the great Jim Brown.

October 7th Holiday

Nagasaki Kunchi (Japan) - One of Japan's largest festivals that celebrates autumn harvests since the 16th century.

Today's Birthday Trivia

He attended a couple of years of college but never finished, deciding to go into acting instead. He became the host of Food Network's Cupcake Wars in 2016. Who is he?

Today's Birthday Horoscope

Learn about people born on this day by reading the October 7 Birthday Horoscope.

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