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ROSS SIMPSON


Elvis Presley and Priscilla’s private wedding ceremony on
May 1, 1967 in Las Vegas.

     

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Tim Maguire


William Henry "Bill" Gates III is 60 today.

It’s been said that Gates hacked into his high school’s computer system to
make sure there would be more girls in his classes than boys.



Julia Fiona Roberts is 48 today.

Roberts reportedly wanted to be a veterinarian, but
she ended up signing with Click Modeling Agency
in New York.

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Ross Simpson

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WHO IS BURIED IN GRANT’S TOMB?

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Grant’s Tomb is located in Riverside Park in the Morningside Heights neighborhood of Upper Manhattan in New York City.

Grant’s Tomb, now formally known as General Grant National Memorial, is the
final resting place of Ulysses S. Grant (1822–1885), the 18th President of the
United States, and his wife, Julia Dent Grant (1826–1902).

The monument was dedicated (below) on April 27, 1897, the 75th-anniversary
ceremony of Grant’s birth on April 27, 1822.

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The Circular Crypt in Grant’s Tomb

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Ulysses S. Grant

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CHERRY TREES PLANTED ON THIS DAY IN 1912

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The first cherry blossom trees planted in Washington, DC. were a
gift from Japan.
 

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The cherry trees in full bloom and the Washington Monument

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