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ROBERT YOUNG WAS BORN ON THIS DAY IN 1907

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     Robert George Young (February 22, 1907 – July 21, 1998)

Young was a television, film, and radio actor, best known for his leading
roles as Jim Anderson of Father Knows Best on CBS from 1954-1960,and
as physician Marcus Welby in Marcus Welby, M.D. on ABC-TV from 1969-
1976.

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GREAT SCIENTIST BORN ON THIS DAY IN 1642

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Sir Isaac Newton (25 December 1642 – 20 March 1727)   

Newton was an English physicist, mathematician, astronomer, natural philosopher, alchemist, and theologian. He is considered by many to be the greatest and most influential scientist whoever lived.

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Sir Isaac Newton’s First Law of Motion

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JACK WEBB FOR CHRISTMAS SEALS

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FAMOUS SEER BORN ON THIS DAY IN 1503

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Michel de Nostredame (December 14, 1503 – July 2, 1566)

Nostradamus was a French apothecary, astrologer, and foreteller who was one
of the world’s most famous authors of prophecies. His published collection of
prophecies (The Prophecies, 1555) has rarely been out of print since his death.


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The Prophecies

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WIDOW OF ROY ORBISON, DEAD AT 60

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Barbara with husband Roy Orbison

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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Barbara Orbison, widow of rock n’ roll pioneer Roy
Orbison, died Tuesday,December 6 on the 23rd anniversary of her husband’s
death, a family spokeswoman said.

Barbara Orbison died from pancreatic cancer at Los Angeles County-USC
Medical Center surrounded by her sons, said publicist and family spokeswoman
Sarah McMullen. Orbison had been hospitalized since May. Since the 1980s,
Barbara Orbison devoted her time to managing her husband’s estate and
keeping his legacy alive.

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