1749: Charlotte Smith born (English writer, poet, author of Emmeline)
1820: Julia Gardiner Tyler born ( U.S. First Lady)
1884: Agnes Fay Morgan born (nutritionist, chemist)
1898: Joy Bright Hancock born (aviator, naval officer)
1907: Mary Hallaren born (Army officer)
1970: Dawn Staley born (basketball player, coach)
1979: Margaret Thatcher becomes Britain's first woman Prime Minister as the Conservative Party wins the general election.
Quote for Today
I know very well every eye is upon me, my dear mother, and I will behave accordingly.
-- Julia Tyler, letter, 1844
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