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3 hours ago · The motion picture business arrived in Burbank in the 1920s. In 1926, First National Pictures bought a 78-acre (320,000 m 2) site on Olive Avenue near Dark Canyon. The property included a 40-acre (160,000 m 2) hog ranch and the original David Burbank house, both owned by rancher Stephen A. Martin.
3 hours ago · Ruth Atkinson (1861–1927) – suffragist and temperance activist in Nelson. Amey Daldy (1829–1920) – major leader and recruiter. Harriet Sophia Cobb (1855–1929) – signer of the 1893 Women's Suffrage Petition. Meri Mangakāhia (1868–1920) – Māori campaigner for women's suffrage.
1 day ago · Emma Abbott (1850–91), opera soprano. Born and raised in Illinois until age 16; funeral held in Illinois, but interred in Massachusetts. David Abidor (born 1992), soccer player
1 day ago · Long Island is an island in southeastern New York state, constituting a significant share of the New York metropolitan area in both population and land area. The island extends from New York Harbor 118 miles (190 km) eastward into the North Atlantic Ocean with a maximum north–south width of 23 miles (37 km).
