Born on This Day
Comedian noted for her self-deprecating humor and groundbreaking work as one of the first female stand-up comics.
Actress and singer whose role in 1968's "Julia" made her one of the first African American woman to star in a TV series.
West German politician who was the first female chancellor of Germany, serving from 2005 to 2021.
A 27-foot-long stegosaurus skeleton, dubbed Apex, sells for $44.6 million at Sotheby’s, setting a new record for a fossil. It was discovered by a paleontologist in 2022 at, of all places, Dinosaur, Colorado.
Timeline
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