ROSS SIMPSON
On this day in 1917
Americans Robert Peary and Matthew Henson claimed to be the
first men to reach the North Pole on this day in 1909.
First modern Olympic Games on this day in 1896.
ROSS SIMPSON
DIANE KEPLEY
The very name "Edsel" became a popular symbol for a commercial failure.
Production: 1958 – 1960.
CARLATA BRADLEY
Carlotta Bradley
Sir Sidney Poitier is celebrating his 89th birthday today.
Poitier spent time working as a dishwasher while his friends assisted
him in learning how to read the newspaper and speak without a
Bahamian accent. The American Film Institute called him one of
the 25 Greatest Male Stars of All Time in 1999.
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