
On This Day February 29
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Click each item below to learn more! 1923 – Retired U.S. Air Force General Chuck Yaeger, the first pilot to break the sound barrier 1933 – Actress Kim Novak (“Vertigo,” “The Man With the Golden Arm,” “Bell, Book and Candle”) 1944 – Talk show host and former Cincinnati Mayor Jerry Springer 1979 – Actress Mena Suvari (“American Beauty,” “American Pie,” “Six Feet Under”)
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History Highlights
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Musical Milestones
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History Highlights
Click each item below to learn more! 1919 – Radio-TV writer and “60 Minutes” commentator Andy Rooney (d. 2011) 1938 – Grammy-winning pop singer Jack Jones (“The Love Boat” theme) 1941 – Academy Award-winning actress Faye Dunaway (“Bonnie and Clyde,” “Chinatown,” “Network”) 1967 – Actress Emily Watson (“Breaking the Waves,” “War Horse”) 1968 – Hip-hop star and actor LL Cool J, born James Todd Smith
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History Highlights
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History Highlights
Click each item below to learn more! 1869 – Artist Henri Matisse (d. 1954) 1932 – Country music singer Patsy Cline (“Crazy,” “Walking After Midnight”) (d. 1963) 1942 – Singer-guitarist and The Police band member Andy Summers 1943 – Country-folk singer-songwriter, actor and environmentalist John Denver (d. 1997) 1943 – Oscar-winning actor Sir Ben Kingsley (“Gandhi,” “Bugsy, “Schindler’s List”) 1948 – Disco superstar Donna Summer (d. 2012) 1959 – Actor Val Kilmer (“Top Gun,” “The Doors,” “Batman Forever,” “Conspiracy,” “Double Identity”) 1977 – Singer-rapper PSY, born Park Jae-sang, best known for his 2012 smash single “Gangnam Style”
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Click each item below to learn more! 1935 – Baseball Hall of Famer Sandy Koufax 1942 – Singer-songwriter Michael Nesmith of The Monkees 1945 – Singer-songwriter and The Monkees band member Davy Jones (d. 2012) 1946 – Singer-songwriter Patti Smith, known as the “Godmother of Punk” 1975 – Pro golf champion Tiger Woods, born Eldrick Tont Woods
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