Born on This Day
Standout singer in the '60s group the Mamas & the Papas, widely known as Mama Cass. Hits include "California Dreamin'."
Nobel-winning British author best known for the 1954 novel "Lord of the Flies."
"Saturday Night Live" alum who took over for Jay Leno as host of "The Tonight Show."
New Zealand becomes the first self-governing nation to grant women the right to vote in national elections. It would be 27 more years before American women are granted the same right.
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