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Anniversaries in History and Birthdays Highlighted
Today in history and birthdays recap notable figures born or died, including Sir William Pepperell, Paul Lawrence Dunbar, Lafcadio Hearn, Henry Abbey, May Irwin, and Helen Keller. Also notes milestones like the Smithsonian Institution founding and the 1944 Cherbourg surrender. Horoscope warns of a trusting, impulsive nature and potential for deception without self control.
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William Pepperell
New England
Massachusetts
Kittery Point
Maine
Paul F. Eve
South
Augusta
Henry E. Abbey
New York
Impressario
Akron
Ohio
Lafcadio Hearn
Jonian Islands
Japan
May Irwin
Whitby
Canada
Paul Lawrence Dunbar
Dayton
Delaware River Valley
Wilmington
James Smithson
Smithsonian Institution
Washington
Cleveland
Morrison
Joseph Smith
Carthage
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Department of Labour
Federal Housing Administration
Florida
Cherbourg
Truman
U.S
Helen A. Keller
Tuscumbia
Ala
Merle A. Tuve
Carnegie Institute
Famist
Hous Research Phy
Canton
S. D
Juan T. Trippe
Pan American Airways
Seabright
N. J
Valentine Howell
Prudential Insurance Co
Spc. of
Actuaries
Newark
James M. Cox, Jr
Dayton, Ohio
Daily News
John Golden
George S. Rose
American Iron & Steel Institute
Alexander William Wlescohier
Detroit