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VETERAN CHARACTER ACTOR IS 69 TODAY

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Kevin Tighe (Jon Kevin Fishburn)

Tighe is best known as Fireman Roy DeSoto on the NBC – TV hit, Emergency!
(1972-1977). He was also in Another 47 Hrs. (1990) and What’s Eating Gilbert
Grape (1993).

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THE VA WAS FORMED ON THIS DAY IN 1930

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The United States Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is a
government-run military
veteran benefit system which is
administered
by the United States Secretary of Veterans
Affairs
. It is the second largest department, after the
United States Department of Defense.

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FAMOUS BOOK PUBLISHED ON THIS DAY IN 1946

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When “The Common Sense Book of Baby and Child Care” was first 
published, both the book and Dr. Spock, attained fame instantly, 
selling 500,000 copies in its first six months.   .

By 1998, when Spock died, over 50 million copies of the book had
been sold, making it the best-selling book of the twentieth century
in America, aside from the Bible. As of 2011, the book had been
translated into 39 languages.

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Pediatrician Benjamin McLane Spock 

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A well used soft cover copy of Dr. Spock’s book

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TODAY IN HISTORY

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Mike Gracia

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ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY

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  Sirhan Bishara Sirhan turned 69 in March

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