Take back your mink
On this day in 1808 John Jacob Astor incorporated the American Fur Company.
On this day in 1808 John Jacob Astor incorporated the American Fur Company, a business which would eventually make him America’s first millionaire.
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Born on this day in 1916 mezzo-soprano Martha Lipton
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Born on this day in 1921 composer Andrew Imbrie
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Happy 84th birthday soprano Joan Carlyle
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Happy 81st birthday tenor Juan Lloveras
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Happy 73rd birthday tenor Ryszard Karczykowski
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Happy 71st birthday soprano/mezzo-soprano Felicity Palmer
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WindyCityOperaman
Dan Soda (Windy City Operaman) is a Chicago native whose first visit to opera was at age 17 and Massenet’s Werther with Troyanos and Kraus. Nothing was ever the same. Opera and concert performances, recordings and video are an obsession. He prepares Parterre Box’s daily birthday and anniversary tributes. He also enjoys concerts, live theater and movies.
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