Notable birthdays span Buckley to Heigl across generations
Columnist William F. Buckley turns 77, with birth anniversaries for country singer Johnny Carver 62 and Duck Dunn 64. Others include Marlin Fitzwater 60, Dan Glickman 58, Lee Michaels 57, plus younger stars Denise Crosby 45 Shae D'Lyn 40 John Squire 40 Gary Stonadge 40 Chad Taylor 32 Colin Hanks 25 and Katherine Heigl 24. Celebrities mark milestones across media and music.
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William F. Buckley
Johnny Carver
Donald
Duck" Dunn
Booker T. & the Mg's
White House
Marlin Fitzwater
Shae D'Lyn
Dharma
Greg
John Squire
The
Stone Roses
Gary Stonadge
Big Audio
Chad Taylor
Colin Hanks
Katherine Heigl
Notable historical moments on the road to 1784 to 1987
Timeline highlights include Zachary Taylor born in Virginia in 1784, Darwin’s Origin of Species in 1859, the NRA incorporation in 1871, the Hollywood Ten contempt ruling in 1947, Jack Ruby shooting Oswald live on TV in 1963, Apollo 12 splashdown in 1969, D B Cooper hijacking in 1971, the Malta hijacking raid in 1985 with 58 killed, and the 1987 US-Soviet missile accord.
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Zachary Taylor
United States
Orange County
Charles Darwin
Hollywood
Jack Ruby
Lee‘Harvey Oswald
Kennedy
D.B. Cooper
Northwest Airlines
Washington State
Malta
P Diddy Angers Media With AIDS Campaign Critique in Cape Town
Rapper Sean Combs accused media of ignoring AIDS severity before MTV Staying Alive Concert in Cape Town with Alicia Keys and Usher. He cited millions dying, saying Africans and black people are hit hardest.
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Sean “P. Diddy
Combs
Cape Town
South Africa
Alicia Keys
Usher
MTV
Miss World contestants flee Nigeria as violence erupts
Nigeria’s Miss World contestants packed for London amid four days of ethnic and religious clashes in Kaduna and Abuja. Red Cross counts well over 100 dead, 400 plus hospitalized, 4,000 homeless as pageant officials relocate the event to London on December 7. Miss World president Julia Morley blames media coverage for the decision while diplomats note continued unrest.
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Abuja
Nigeria
Red Cross
Kaduna
Emmanuel Njewere
London
Stella Din
Julia Morley
England
Ireland
Morley
Africa
Nige
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Agriculture
Dan Glickman
Lee Michaels
Actor Stanley Livingston
Clem Burke
Blondie
Terry Lewis
Denise Crosby
National Rifle Association
Pacific
Soviet Union
Associated Press
Ventura
Minnesota
Jesse Ventura
Megaman
Philip
Prince Philip
Diana
Buckingham Palace
Simone Simmons
Simmons
Rian
Nicon Hilton
Lynsey Bennet
Din
Bennet
South Korea
Puerto Rico
Casandra
Polo Berrios
Muhammad
Islama Daniel
AP Photo
Iowa
Yanetsim Tei Coies
Amana
Toro
Cedar Rapids
Snow Commander
Ile
Hiawatha Midway Outdoor Equipment
Center Paint
Marion Marion
J.A. Henckels
Krups
AllClad
Nautica
Charles P. Rogers
Continental
U.S
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