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Famous Birthdays
- 1980: Macaulay Culkin - Home Alone
- 1966: Shirley Manson - Lead Singer Garbage
- 1945: Tom Ridge - Frm. Secretary of DHS
- 1940: Don LaFontaine - Voice Over Actor
- 1936: Geraldine Ferraro - UNCHR
- 1910: Mother Teresa - Nobel Peace Prize Winner
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League Leaders on This day
- 2008: Carlos Quentin, CWS - 36 Home Runs
- 2008: Tim Lincecum, SFG - 200 StrikeoutsMLB: Daily Stats
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The 2000s
- 2008: Hurricane Gustav hits Haiti and the Dominican Republic as a category three Hurricane
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The 1970s
- 1978: Cardinal Albino Luciani of Venice became John Paul I after being named the 264th Pope of the Roman Catholic Church.
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The 1930s
- 1939: The First ever Major League Baseball match was televised from Ebbets Field in Brooklyn, New York. The game featured the Cincinnati Reds and the Brooklyn Dodgers
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The 1920s
- 1920: The Women's Suffrage Movement is victorious in America after the 19th Amendment of the Constitution is put into effect, guaranteeing women the right to vote.
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August 26 Links, Powered by Google Powered by Google
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Gerri Gribi: Women's Equality Day August 26
Gerri Gribi: Women's Equality Day August 26creativefolk.com
