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Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history:

1848 – James W. Marshall finds gold at Sutter’s Mill near Sacramento, triggering the California Gold Rush (More info)

1908 – In England, Robert Baden-Powell organizes the first Boy Scout troop (More info)

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Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history:

1849 – Elizabeth Blackwell is awarded her M.D. by the Geneva Medical College of Geneva, New York, becoming the first female doctor in the United States (More info)

1957 – Machines at the Wham-O toy company roll out the first batch of their aerodynamic plastic discs, better known as Frisbees (More info)

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Here’s a look at some notable birthdays being celebrated today:

Rutger Hauer
Age: 68
Occupation: Actor
Known For: Appearing in films like ‘Blade Runner,’ ‘Sin City,’ ‘Buffy the Vampire Slayer’ and ‘Batman Begins,’ and being a dedicated environmentalist who also founded the Rutger Hauer Starfish Association, an AIDS awareness organization

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Here’s a look at some notable birthdays being celebrated today:

Paul Stanley
Age: 60
Occupation: Singer, Songwriter and Musician
Known For: Being the rhythm guitarist, primary lead vocalist and “Starchild” for the legendary rock band Kiss, known for scores of popular songs like ‘Shout It Out Loud,’ ‘Detroit Rock City’ and ‘I Was Made for Lovin’ You’

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Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history:

1801 – John Marshall is appointed the Chief Justice of the United States (More info)

1920 – The American Civil Liberties Union is founded (More info)

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Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history:

1915 – The electric neon sign was patented in the United States by Frenchman George Claude (More info)

1953 – Almost 70 percent of all television sets in the US are tuned in to ‘I Love Lucy’ to watch Lucy Ricardo have baby Ricky (More info)

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Dolly Parton
Age: 66
Occupation: Singer, Songwriter and Actress
Known For: Being one of the most successful female country artists of all time, appearing in movies like ’9 to 5,’ ‘The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas’ and ‘Steel Magnolias’ and ‘Joyful Noise,’ her ginormous bustline, admitting to copious plastic surgery without shame, and generally being completely freakin’ adorable

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Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history:

1778 – James Cook is the first known European to discover the Hawaiian Islands, which he names the Sandwich Islands (More info)

1919 – President Woodrow Wilson attends the Paris Peace Conference that would formally end World War I and lay the groundwork for the formation of the League of Nations (More info)

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Here’s a look at some notable birthdays being celebrated today:

Kevin Costner
Age: 57
Occupation: Actor, Director and Screenwriter
Known For: Winning two Oscars for ‘Dances with Wolves,’ acclaimed work in other films like ‘Field of Dreams,’ ‘Bull Durham,’ ‘The Bodyguard,’ ‘Tin Cup’ and ‘The Untouchables,’ and having tomatoes thrown at him after appearing in ‘Waterworld’ and ‘The Postman’

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Betty White
Age: 90
Occupation: Actress, Comedienne, and Empress of Awesome
Known For: Her iconic TV roles on ‘The Mary Tyler Moore Show’ and ‘The Golden Girls,’ her current gig on ‘Hot in Cleveland,’ being the only woman to have an Emmy in all female performing comedic categories, and a late-in-life career surge that’s made her one of entertainment’s hippest commodities

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Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history:

1929 – Popeye the Sailor Man, a cartoon character created by Elzie Segar, first appears in the Thimble Theatre comic strip (More info)

1950 – In what would come to be called the Great Brinks Robbery, thieves steal more than $2 million from an armored car in Boston (More info)

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Here’s a look at some notable birthdays being celebrated today:

Kate Moss
Age: 38
Occupation: Model
Known For: Having a scary-thin figure that popularized the bobble-headed “heroin chic” look of the 1990s and sparked worldwide debates about eating disorders, her high-profile partying and drug use, and being one of the top-paid models in the world

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