Wednesday, January 19, 2011

Today In History - January 19

• 1807 – Confederate Army General Robert E. Lee born
• 1809 – Edgar Allan Poe born in Boston, MA
• 1825 – Ezra Daggett and Thomas Kensett obtained a patent for a process for storing food in tin cans
• 1839 - Artist Paul Cezanne born in Aix-en-Provence, France
• 1943 – Singer Janis Joplin born in Port Arthur, TX
• 1992 – Olympic gymnast Shawn Johnson born

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