President George Washington cast the first presidential veto. The
measure was for apportioning representatives among the states
and Washington, who came from the southern state of Virginia,
ultimately decided that the plan was unconstitutional because,
in providing for additional representatives for some states, it
would have introduced a number of representatives higher
than that proscribed by the Constitution.
Ruth Elizabeth "Bette" Davis (April 5, 1908 – October 6, 1989)
Betty Davis is remembered by many for her role in All About Eve in 1950
and her performance in the 1935 film, Of Human Bondage, which earned
her a great deal of critical acclaim.
The song "Mrs. Robinson" by the duo Simon & Garfunkel is from their fourth
studio album, Bookends. It is famous for its inclusion in the 1967 film The
Graduate and became the duo’s second chart-topper, hitting number one
on the Billboard Hot 100, and peaking within the top 10 in other countries
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