Born on This Day
Orphan who become George Washington's right-hand man, first Secretary of Treasury and 'The ten-dollar Founding Father.'
Singer-songwriter best known for her country duo The Judds with daughter Wynonna and hits like "Mama He's Crazy."
Singer-songwriter and actress, often referred to as the "Queen of Hip-Hop Soul."
"Daktari," a TV drama about the adventures of an American veterinarian and his family working in Africa, debuts. In 1974, it became the first US TV show ever aired in the USS.R., in advance of a superpower summit.
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