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Today in History October 21

Today was an interesting day in history. How history making was Your Day?

1934

A 17-year-old Ella Fitzgerald goes to New York’s Apollo Theater to dance on stage for Amateur Night, but opts to sing instead. She wins the competition with her renditions of Hoagy Carmichael’s ‘Judy’ and the Boswell Sisters’ ‘The Object of My Affection,’ and an American music legend is born.

1901

Alice Calhoun, American Silent film actress (Flowing Gold), born in Cleveland, Ohio (d. 1966)

1907

 Jim Bishop, author (The Day Lincoln was Shot)

1920 

Stan Musial, American MLB outfielder (St Louis Cardinal, 7 times NL bat champ), born in Donora, Pennsylvania (d. 2013)

1924 

Christopher Tolkien, British author and son of J. R. R. Tolkien, born in Leeds, England

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