CARLATA BRADLEY

Diana Ross was the lead singer of the vocal group The Supremes,
who became Motown‘s most successful act during the 1960s and
one of the world’s best-selling girl groups of all time.

They remain the best-charting female group in history, with a total
of twelve number-one hit singles on the Billboard Hot 100..

Following her departure from the Supremes in 1970, Ross began
a successful solo music career. Diana is 80 years young today.

John Adams Jr. (October 30, 1735 – July 4, 1826)

On September 27, 1779, the Continental Congress appointed John
Adams to travel to France as minister plenipotentiary in charge
of negotiating treaties of peace and commerce with Great Britain
during the Revolutionary War.

Adams had traveled to Paris in 1778 to negotiate an alliance with
France, but had been unceremoniously dismissed when Congress
chose Benjamin Franklin as sole commissioner. 

After returning to Massachusetts in mid-1779, Adams was elected
as a delegate to the state convention to draw up a new constitution;
he was involved in these duties when he learned of the diplomatic
commission.

Signing the Preliminary Treaty of Peace at Paris, by Carl
Wilhelm Anton Seiler, 1904.

   
    
  
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Marilyn Monroe and Joe DiMaggio were married on this day in
1954. The marriage only lasted nine months.

John Adams Jr. (October 30, 1735 – July 4, 1826)

On September 27, 1779, the Continental Congress appoints John Adams to
travel to France as minister plenipotentiary in charge of negotiating treaties
of peace and commerce with Great Britain during the Revolutionary War.

Adams had traveled to Paris in 1778 to negotiate an alliance with France,
but had been unceremoniously dismissed when Congress chose Benjamin
Franklin as sole commissioner. Soon after returning to Massachusetts in
mid-1779, Adams was elected as a delegate to the state convention to draw
up a new constitution; he was involved in these duties when he learned of
his new diplomatic commission.

CARLATA BRADLEY

Diana Ross is 75 years young today.

Motown singer Diana Ross gained fame as a member of The
Supremes and who later won a Golden Globe for her role as
Billie Holiday in Lady Sings the Blues in 1972. She starred in
the 1978 film The Wiz with Michael Jackson.