Born on This Day
Mexican-American singer dubbed the Queen of Tejano, a quick-paced Latin dance music. Tragically shot and killed in 1995 at age 23.
Modern dancer and choreographer who pushed the discipline to more abstract, even random performance styles.
Basketball giant who dominated the NBA in the 1970s and '80s with his signature sky hook. Led the L.A. Lakers to five championships.
Harriet Quimby, the first woman to earn a pilot’s license in the United States, becomes the first woman to fly across the English Channel. She dies in an airplane accident just months later, at age 37.
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