domingo, 24 de julio de 2011

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On This Day: July 24

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On July 24, 1959, during a visit to the Soviet Union, Vice President Richard M. Nixon got into a discussion at a U.S. exhibition with Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev that was dubbed the ''kitchen debate.''

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On July 24, 1920, Bella Abzug, the American feminist, lawyer and politician, was born. Following her death on March 31, 1998, her obituary appeared in The Times.

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On This Date

1783	Revolutionary Simon Bolivar was born in Caracas, Venezuela.
1847	Mormon leader Brigham Young and his followers arrived in the valley of the Great Salt Lake in present-day Utah.
1862	Martin Van Buren, the eighth president of the United States, died in Kinderhook, N.Y., at age 79.
1866	Tennessee became the first state to be readmitted to the Union after the Civil War.
1937	The state of Alabama dropped charges against five black men accused of raping two white women in the Scottsboro case.
1959	During a visit to the Soviet Union, Vice President Richard M. Nixon and Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev compared the merits of capitalism and communism in the "kitchen debate," so-named because it took place at a model kitchen at a U.S. exhibition.
1969	Apollo 11, the first manned mission to the moon, splashed down safely in the Pacific.
1979	A Miami jury convicted Ted Bundy of first-degree murder in the slayings of two Florida State University sorority sisters.
1990	Iraq massed tens of thousands of troops and hundreds of tanks along its border with Kuwait.
1997	Retired Supreme Court Justice William J. Brennan died at age 91.
2002	The U.S. House expelled Rep. James Traficant, D-Ohio, who had been convicted of bribery, racketeering and tax evasion.
2005	Lance Armstrong won a seventh consecutive Tour de France.

Current Birthdays

Actress-singer Jennifer Lopez turns 42 years old today.

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Actress-singer Kristin Chenoweth turns 43 years old today.

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1935	Pat Oliphant, Political cartoonist, turns 76
1936	Ruth Buzzi, Comedian ("Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In"), turns 75
1940	Dan Hedaya, Actor, turns 71
1942	Chris Sarandon, Actor, turns 69
1946	Gallagher, Comedian, turns 65
1947	Robert Hays, Actor ("Airplane!" movies), turns 64
1949	Michael Richards, Actor ("Seinfeld"), turns 62
1951	Lynda Carter, Actress ("Wonder Woman"), turns 60
1952	Gus Van Sant, Director, turns 59
1953	Claire McCaskill, U.S. senator, D-Mo., turns 58
1956	Charlie Crist, Former governor of Florida, turns 55
1957	Pam Tillis, Country singer, turns 54
1963	Karl Malone, Basketball Hall of Famer, turns 48
1964	Barry Bonds, Baseball player, turns 47
1968	Laura Leighton, Actress, turns 43
1975	Eric Szmanda, Actor ("CSI"), turns 36
1979	Rose Byrne, Actress ("Damages"), turns 32
1981	Summer Glau, Actress, turns 30
1982	Elisabeth Moss, Actress ("Mad Men"), turns 29
1982	Anna Paquin, Actress ("True Blood"), turns 29
1987	Mara Wilson, Actress, turns 24

Historic Birthdays

Bella Abzug7/24/1920 - 3/31/1998American politician, lawyer and activist.Go to obituary »

53	Benedetto Marcello 7/24/1686 - 7/24/1739 Italian composer, writer and poet
47	Simon Bolivar 7/24/1783 - 12/17/1830 South American soldier and statesman
68	Alexander Dumas 7/24/1802 - 12/5/1870 French author and dramatist; wrote "The Three Musketeers"
89	Alexander Davis 7/24/1803 - 1/14/1892 American architect, designer and illustrator
84	William Gillette 7/24/1853 - 4/29/1937 American playwright and actor; portrayed Sherlock Holmes
90	Robert Graves 7/24/1895 - 12/7/1985 English poet, novelist, critic and classical scholar
40	Amelia Earhart 7/24/1897 - 7/2/1937 American aviator; the first woman to fly alone over the Atlantic
84	James Rhyne Killian 7/24/1904 - 1/29/1988 American president of M.I.T. (1948-59); helped create NASA
70	John D. MacDonald 7/24/1916 - 12/28/1986 American mystery and science fiction writer
77	Cootie Williams 7/24/c 1908 - 9/15/1985 American jazz musician