A LITTLE HISTORY FOR ALL>>>PRINCESS AMY

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Even though Tom Hanks isn't my age, he was still born on the same day as me, July 9. You can find out if any celebrities were born on your birthday by going to the MSN home page and clicking on the current date. It will take you to things that happened on that day in different years and whose birthday is the same day. It would be cool if a lot of people commented to this post because then we could see all this interesting information. I am copying and pasting what it says on my day. Here is the url first...http://encarta.msn.com/features/onThisDay.asp This Day in History 1816: Delegates from colonies in southern South America declare their independence from Spain as the United Provinces of South America, later known as Argentina. Learn more about Argentina. 1850: U.S. president Zachary Taylor dies after an attack of food poisoning five days earlier. He will be succeeded by Vice President Millard Fillmore. Learn more about Zachary Taylor. 1900: Queen Victoria of Great Britain gives the royal assent to the Australian Federation Bill, establishing an autonomous Commonwealth of Australia on January 1, 1901. Learn more about Australia. 1924: The Democratic Party convention takes over 100 ballots to nominate a compromise candidate, John W. Davis, a lawyer and former ambassador, for president against incumbent Calvin Coolidge. Learn more about John W. Davis. 1967: American Leonard Bernstein conducts a concert with the Israeli Philharmonic Orchestra to celebrate Israel's victory in the Six-Day War. Learn more about Leonard Bernstein. 1992: Democratic presidential candidate Bill Clinton chooses Tennessee senator Al Gore to be his running mate. Learn more about Al Gore.

Today's Web Pick Inventors Museum Elias Howe was born on this day in 1819. Howe is credited with inventing the sewing machine, for which he received a patent in 1846. Inventors Museum exhibits inventors and inventions throughout American history. Your Astrological Sign Cancerians are nurturing, emotional, sensitive, conservative, and home-loving, much more aware of how they feel than what they think. They are artistic, have vivid imaginations, and have highly developed memories. Learn more about Cancer. Born on This Day Elias Howe, sewing machine inventor (1819) Franz Boas, anthropologist (1858) Edward Heath, British prime minister (1916) David Hockney, painter and graphic artist (1937) O. J. Simpson, running back and defendant (1947) Tom Hanks, actor (1956)

Mystery Person of the Day Who am I? I was born on this day in 1856. My inventions laid the basis for our current system of electrical power. Holidays and Celebrations · Independence Day (Argentina) · Martyrdom of the Bab (Baha'i) · Youth Day (Morocco) · National Purposeful Parenting Month (U.S.)

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