Born on This Day
Groundbreaking Native American ballerina known for her performances in "Firebird" and "Swan Lake."
Novelist who explored social class in "The Age of Innocence" and who became the first woman to win the Pulitzer Prize for fiction.
Brooklyn-born singer-songwriter of "Sweet Caroline," "Coming to America" and "Cracklin' Rosie," who sold over 100 million records.
Inspired by a boy who came into his confectionery shop and couldn’t decide between chocolate and ice cream, Christian K. Nelson combines the two, receiving a patent for the Eskimo bar—originally marketed as "I-Scream" bars.
Timeline
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