On this day in 1876 bananas were introduced to the United States at the Centennial Exposition in Philadelphia.
Born on this day in 1884 composer Ralph Benatzky
Born on this day in 1898 poet and composer Federico García Lorca
Happy 51st birthday soprano Sandrine Piau
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