Born on This Day
American poet whose 1855 collection "Leaves of Grass" celebrated democracy and individualism in distinctive free verse.
Football legend dubbed "Broadway Joe." Quarterbacked the New York Jets to an upset win in the 1969 Super Bowl.
Star who played provocative roles as a child actor in "Pretty Baby" and "The Blue Lagoon" and modeled for Calvin Klein in the 1980s.
Millvina Dean, the last Titanic survivor, dies at age 97. At 9 weeks old, she survived the sinking with her mother and brother, but lost her dad. The family, traveling in steerage to relocate to Kansas City, returned to London.
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