Born on This Day
Comedic actor whose versatile range included "Aladdin's" Genie, an alien named Mork and Scottish nanny "Mrs. Doubtfire."
Nobel Prize-winning writer famed for his concise style and themes of war, love and loss in works like "For Whom the Bell Tolls."
Politician and lawyer who became the first female U.S. Attorney General under President Bill Clinton.
Comedian George Carlin is arrested for his infamous "seven dirty words" routine. Charges were dropped, but a later complaint about a broadcast of his act would propel the issue of indecent speech to the Supreme Court.
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