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THIS DAY IN HISTORY: 1777 > Five letters pass between Abigail and John Adams. 1862 > Yankees clash with Rebels at the Battle of Pea Ridge. 1876 > Alexander Graham Bell patents the telephone. 1938 > Janet Guthrie, first female Indy 500 driver, born. 1950 > Soviet Union denies Klaus Fuchs served as its spy. 2002 > Defense rests in Andrea Yates trial. More from this day: http://histv.co/1eXaqcg