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| May 9th |
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| About May 9th is the 129th day of the year (130th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 236 days remaining until the end of the calendar year. Births 1882 - Henry J. Kaiser, industrialist, shipbuilder 1918 - Mike Wallace, journalist (60 Minutes) 1920 - William Tenn, science fiction author 1923 - Johnny Grant, radio personality, tv producer 1942 - John Ashcroft, former U.S. Attorney General 1942 - Tommy Roe, singer, songwriter ("Sheila") 1946 - Candice Bergen, actress (Murphy Brown) 1949 - Billy Joel, musician, singer ("Piano Man") 1960 - Tony Gwynn, Hall of Fame baseball player 1979 - Rosario Dawson, actress (Men in Black II, Clerks II) 1979 - Andrew W.K., musician, entertainer 1985 - Audrina Patridge, actress, celebrity Deaths 1914 - C. W. Post, pioneer of the breakfast industry 2003 - Russell B. Long, U.S. Senator (Louisiana) Events 1974 - Formal impeachment hearings against President Richard Nixon begin in the House of Representatives over the Watergate scandal. 1955 - Jim Henson's creation Sam and Friends debuts in the United States in what would later become Kermit the Frog and The Muppets. |
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