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American actor, Douglas Fairbanks, was born in Denver, Colorado.
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American athlete, Jim Thorpe, was born in 1887
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English comic actor, Charlie Chaplin, is born.
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The radio, originally for military use, was invented in the 1890s.
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American actor, Groucho Marx, was born.
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"The Jazz Singer", which is the first movie with sound, comes out.