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

1775 – Patrick Henry opposes British policy by declaring, “Give me liberty, or give me death!” (More info)

1839 – The initials “O.K.” are first published in the Boston Morning Post (More info)

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

1912 – The Girl Guides — later renamed the Girl Scouts of the USA — are founded (More info)

1933 – Franklin D. Roosevelt addresses the nation in the first of his “fireside chats” (More info)

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

Liza Minnelli
Age: 66
Occupation: Actress and Singer
Known For: Winning a 1972 Oscar for her role as Sally Bowles in the film version of the musical ‘Cabaret,’ starring in other movies like ‘Arthur,’ being a four-time Tony Award recipient, and being the daughter of singer/actress Judy Garland

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

1841 – The US Supreme Court rules that captive Africans who had seized control of the ship carrying them had been taken into slavery illegally (More info)

1916 – Pancho Villa leads nearly 500 Mexican raiders in an attack against Columbus, New Mexico (More info)

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

Juliette Binoche
Age: 48
Occupation: Actress
Known For: Her Oscar-winning role in ‘The English Patient,’ roles in other films including ‘The Unbearable Lightness of Being’ and ‘Chocolat,’ and her political activism in her native France

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

1817 – The New York Stock Exchange is founded (More info)

1948 – The Supreme Court rules that religious instruction in public schools violates the US Constitution (More info)

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

Aidan Quinn
Age: 53
Occupation: Actor
Known For: Film roles in movies such as ‘Desperately Seeking Susan,’ ‘Benny and Joon,’ ‘Legends of the Fall,’ ‘Mary Shelly’s Frankenstein’ and ‘Michael Collins,’ and television appearances on shows like ‘Third Watch’

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

1836 – The Alamo falls to Mexican forces (More info)

1857 – The Supreme Court of the United States rules in the Dred Scott v. Sandford case that slaves are not US citizens (More info)

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

Rob Reiner
Age: 65
Occupation: Actor, Director, Writer and Producer
Known For: Earning two Emmys playing Michael “Meathead” Stivic on ‘All in the Family’ before going on to a successful directing career helming films like ‘Stand by Me,’ ‘When Harry Met Sally…,’ ‘Misery’ and ‘A Few Good Men,’ his political activism, and a former marriage to fellow actor-director Penny Marshall

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

1770 – Five Americans are killed by British troops in an event that would later become known as the Boston Massacre (More info)

1872 – George Westinghouse patents the air brake (More info)

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

Penn Jillette
Age: 57
Occupation: Comedian, Magician and Illusionist
Known For: His work with fellow illusionist Teller in the duo known as Penn & Teller, his advocacy of atheism, free-market economics and scientific skepticism, appearing in music videos with artists including the Ramones and Katy Perry, and giving his daughter the stripper-pole-ready name of Moxie CrimeFighter

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

1836 – The Republic of Texas declares its independence from Mexico (More info)

1877 – The US Congress declares Rutherford B. Hayes the winner of the previous November’s election, even though Samuel J. Tilden won the popular vote (More info)

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