Born on This Day
First U.S. astronaut to fly in space, in a 1961 mission. Walked (and swung golf balls) on the Moon on 1971's Apollo 14 flight.
American actress and style icon who shone in indie films like "Kids," "Boys Don't Cry" and HBO's "Big Love."
Canadian author whose 1985 dystopian novel "A Handmaid's Tale" warned of the dangers of patriarchal attitudes toward women.
Three years after breaking major league baseball's color barrier, Brooklyn Dodger Jackie Robinson becomes the league's first Black MVP. That season, he batted .342 and stole 37 bases, personal records that lasted his entire career.
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