Charles Darwin and Abe Lincoln share a birthday, Superman makes his radio debut, President Clinton is acquitted in his impeachment trial, and Charles Schulz passes away, all on this day.
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1971: James Cash Penney, who founded the J.C. Penney stores in 1902, dies at the age of 95 in New York City. The company closed for business for one-half day as a memorial to Penney.