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Saturday, May 19, 2012
Capistrano Beach
Enjoy volleyball, basketball and other beach activities. During the summer months, a concessionaire offers fishing gear rental and sales, food and beverages and beach supplies.
Today's DailyOM
Doheny State Beach is right next to Capistrano Beach and features 62 acres of sandy beach. The campground features 120 developed family campsites and the picnic area has 170 picnic tables and 99 barbecue grills. At the entrance to Doheny there is a visitor center with five aquariums, an indoor tide pool, exhibits, displays, gift shop, and photo history of Doheny surfing days. For More information:
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Past Events
| 1649 |
England was declared a Commonwealth |
| 1906 |
The Simplon rail tunnel between Switzerland and Italy was officially opened |
| 1906 |
The last British soldiers left Canada |
| 1929 |
The World's Fair opened in Barcelona, Spain |
| 1935 |
T.E Lawrence, British soldier & author, died |
| 1964 |
The USA made an official complaint to the USSR when 'bugs' were found in its Moscow embassy |
| 1984 |
John Betjeman, the English poet, died |
Birthdays
| 1861 |
Nellie Melba, Australian born soptano singer |
| 1890 |
Ho Chi Minh, Vietnamese leader, after whom Saigon was renamed |
| 1924 |
Sandy Wilson, British playwright |
| 1925 |
Malcolm X, US Black rights campaigner who was assassignated |
| 1926 |
David Jacobs, Radio & television broadcaster |
| 1939 |
James Fox, Film and television actor |
| 1952 |
Grace Jones, Film actress |
| 1953 |
Victoria Wood, Comedienne |
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