The Erie Canal opens, the Pony Express closes, Wyatt Earp shoots it out in Tombstone, "Baby Fae" gets a baboon heart, and the Patriot Act is signed into law, all on this day.
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1967: Country singer Keith Urban, who has released a total of nine studio albums and charted more than 15 singles on the U.S. country charts, including 14 No. 1 hits, is born in Whangarei, New Zealand.