1825: Laura Towne born (educator, Sea Islands)
1866: George Madden Martin born (author - pen name for Mrs. Atwood R. Martin)
1869: Julia Arthur born (actress)
1879: Maud O'Farrell Swartz born (labor organizer - typographer; writer)
1898: Golda Meir born (Israeli prime minister)
1933: Nellie Tayloe Ross took office as the first female Director of the U.S. Mint, appointed by President Franklin Delano Roosevelt. She continued as director of the Mint until 1953.
Quote for Today
You are a member of the British royal family. We are never tired, and we all love hospitals.
-- Queen Elizabeth (known as "Queen Mum") to her daughter Queen Elizabeth II
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