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What Happened on September 15, 1857

Day of the Week: Tuesday

Historical Events

  • Timothy Alder of NY patents a typesetting machine

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Person of interestWilliam Howard Taft

William Howard Taft, 27th US President (Republican: 1909-13) and Chief Justice, born in Cincinnati, Ohio (d. 1930)

27th US President William Howard Taft
27th US President
William Howard Taft


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