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Today in 1925 the Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald is first published in New York City, by Charles Scribner's Sons. https://t.co/a0KyZ8Dg2L

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Today in 1857 "The Spirits Book" by Allan Kardec is published, marking the birth of Spiritualism in France https://t.co/Ej1fbro1MI

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Today in 1999 the Dow Jones Industrial Average closes above the 10,000 mark (10,006.78) for the first time, during the height of the dot-com bubble.

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Today in 1965 Frank Herbert's novel, Dune is published for the first time. It was named as the world's best-selling science fiction novel in 2003 https://t.co/4XmVGCrmu2

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Today in 1981 Peter Sutcliffe, known as the Yorkshire Ripper, is sentenced to life imprisonment at the Old Bailey. The judge, Mr Justice Boreham, imposed a sentence of 30 years. He described Sutcliffe, a lorry driver from Bradford, as "an unusually dangerous man" and recommends https://t.co/79KuZKRk6R

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Today in 1937 Sir Frank Whittle ground-tests the first jet engine designed to power an aircraft, at Rugby, England. https://t.co/dUQfkVu3o8

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Today in 1766 The Vicar Of Wakefield by Oliver Goldsmith is first published https://t.co/Q1KIuE0rqh

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Today in 2001 a draft chapter from Irish writer James Joyce's classic novel Ulysses is sold for nearly £900,000 at auction

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Today in 1967 actor and writer, Walter Macken dies at his home in the gaeltacht village of Menlo, Galway. A prolific author, he is best known for his novel Rain on the Wind and his trilogy about the famine - Seek the Fair Land, The Silent People and The Scorching Wind https://t.co/xWwskdN4KX

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Today in 1755 Samuel Johnson's A Dictionary of the English Language is published in London https://t.co/Kj1sKtEnWO