1837: Ellen Russell Emerson born
1893: Abigail (Abby) Hopper Gibbons died
1909: Ethel Merman born
1919: Eighteenth Amendment ratified (Prohibition)
1932: Dian Fossey born
1935: "Ma" Barker and Fred Barker killed in Florida by federal agents
Quote for Today
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I can't help it . . . that's what we all say when we don't want to exert ourselves.
— Eva Lathbury
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