KENTUCKY (12/3/12) – This is your daily update of what has happened on this day in history.
 
Galileo invented the telescope 391 years ago today.
 
Illinois became the 21st state in America 194 years ago today.
 
Andrew Jackson was elected to the position of 7th President of the United States 184 years ago today.
 
Alka Seltzer hit the market for the first time 81 years ago today.
 
Famed radio broadcaster Paul Harvey began his first radio broadcast 62 years ago today.
 
Rock and Roll legend Ozzy Osbourne was born 64 years ago today.
 
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