Today is Saturday, July 4th.
It's day #185 of the year 2009
and there are 180 days left
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Born On This Day...

1753:Jean-Pierre-Francois Blanchard, balloon flight pioneer.
   Born 256 years ago today.
1804:Nathaniel Hawthorne, author.
   Born 205 years ago today.
1826:Stephen Foster, American composer; "Oh, Susanna."
   Born 183 years ago today.
1872:Calvin Coolidge, 30th US president, from 1923-1929.
   Born 137 years ago today.
1878:George M. Cohan, producer.
   Born 131 years ago today.
1883:Rube Goldberg, political cartoonist; known for depicting excessively complex machines performing simple tasks.
   Born 126 years ago today.
1900:Louis Armstrong, bandleader, singer, cornetist; dubbed "Satchmo."
   Born 109 years ago today.
1920:Sisters Ann Landers and Abigail "Dear Abby" Van Buren, advice columnists.
   Born 89 years ago today.
1924:Eva Marie Saint, actress.
   Born 85 years ago today.
1927:Neil Simon, playwright, screenwriter, director, producer.
   Born 82 years ago today.
1928:Gina Lollobrigida, actress.
   Born 81 years ago today.
1930:George Steinbrenner, Yankees big guy.
   Born 79 years ago today.
1943:Geraldo Rivera, self-styled journalist.
   Born 66 years ago today.
1946:Sylvester Stallone, actor.
   Born 63 years ago today.

Events On This Day...

1054:The brightest known super-nova starts shining — it'll last 23 days.
1776:The Second Continental Congress breaks from British rule with the Declaration of Independence.
1845:Henry David Thoreau moves into his shack on Walden Pond.
1863:Boise, Idaho is founded.
1966:President Johnson signs the Freedom of Information Act.
1969:20 die and dozens of boats are destroyed when a major derecho sweeps over Ohio and Lake Eerie's 4th of July fireworks displays.
2004:The cornerstone of the Freedom Tower is laid at the former site of the World Trade Center.

And Don't Forget...

It's American Independence Day.






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