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September 17, 1935

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Notable Births

Ken Kesey

1935Ken Kesey, American novelist, essayist, and poet (died 2001)[†]

Kenneth Elton Kesey was an American novelist, essayist and countercultural figure. He considered himself a link between the Beat Generation of the 1950s and the hippies of the 1960s.

Historical Events

Niagara Gorge Railroad

1935The Niagara Gorge Railroad ceases operations after a rockslide.[†]

The Niagara Gorge Railroad was an interurban railway which ran at the bottom of the Niagara Gorge from Niagara Falls, New York to Lewiston, New York.

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