On this day:
1889: The Eiffel Tower is opened
1918: The United States switch to Daylight Saving Time (DST) for the first time. DST was first used by Germany
Born on this day:
1596: René Descartes: French philosopher, mathematician
Gone on this day:
1972: Meena Kumari: Indian actress
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