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On this day: October 16

Published On: Oct 15 2012 12:02:35 PM EDT   Updated On: Oct 16 2012 02:00:00 AM EDT

Marie Antoinette loses her head, the Cuban Missile Crisis begins, Baby Jessica is pulled from the well, and the Million Man March takes over Washington, D.C., all on this day.

OTD October 16 - Noah Webster
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1758: Noah Webster, whose name became synonymous with "dictionary," especially the modern Merriam-Webster dictionary that was first published in 1828, is born in West Hartford, Conn.

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