What happened today, and who was born/died

BIRTHS
04/04/1802
   Dorothea Dix, social reformer
04/04/1823
   Karl Wilhelm Siemens, inventor, laid undersea cables
04/04/1826
   Z‚nobe Th‚ophile Gramme, invented electric motor
04/04/1922
   Elmer Bernstein, movie music composer
EVENTS
04/04/1818
   Congress decided US flag is 13 red and white stripes and 20 stars
04/04/1860
   Pony Express begins service, from St. Joseph, Missouri.
04/04/1870
   Golden Gate Park established by City Order #800.
04/04/1902
   Cecil Rhodes scholarship fund established with $10 million
04/04/1949
   NATO established
04/04/1983
   Maiden voyage of STS Space shuttle Challenger

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