Quota Act passage and notable 20th century events
On this day in history 1921 Congress passed the Emergency Quota Act establishing national immigration quotas. In 1935 British author T E Lawrence known as Lawrence of Arabia died from motorcycle crash injuries. In 1962 Marilyn Monroe sang Happy Birthday to President Kennedy. In 1994 Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis died in New York.
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Congress
T. E. Lawrence
Lawrence of Arabia
Marilyn Monroe
John F. Kennedy
Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis
New York
Distinguished Young Woman Pageant at Westminster College
The annual Distinguished Young Woman Scholarship Program will be held at 7 p.m. Saturday in Orr Auditorium Westminister College. Twenty two local high school juniors compete for the top award with Megan Carache serving as co host. The program chair is Rosanne Palladino and Jamilyn Majorano will choreograph with Elissa Houk Cowher as mistress of ceremonies. For the contestant lineup details include Shenango Laurel New Castle Union Neshannock Mohawk Slippery Rock Penn State and University of Pittsburgh among others with talents ranging from vocal and monologue to saxophone, gymnastics, and dance.
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Westminster College
Orr
Megan Carache
Lawrence County
Rosanne C. Palladino
Jamilyn Majorano
Elissa Houk Cowher
Pennsylvania
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Tammy Chapnell
Shenango
Lisa Jones
John Covelli
Laurel
University of Akron
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Kerri DiPietro
New Castle
Seton Hill University
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Sons of Liberty
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University of Pittsburgh
NYU
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Neshannock
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Gary and
Jodie Huston
Mohawk
Youngstown State University
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Tricia Jacobs
Slippery Rock University
Peg Kehrer
Gabriella Marie Janiel
Scott and
Shelley Janies
Penn State University
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Madison Alyce Jones
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