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Ross Simpson


John Marwood Cleese is 76 today.


Cleese studied Law at Cambridge.

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HUGE MINIMUM WAGE INCREASE IN 1949


President Truman signs the Fair Labor Standards Act.

U.S. President Harry Truman, declaring the federal minimum wage ought to be
nearly double, raised the minimum wage from 40 to 75 cents an hour. The
increase is roughly the equivalent of a wage today jumping to $10.70 from
$5.70 an hour.

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BORN ON THIS DAY IN 1890




Dwight David
"Ike" Eisenhower  (October 14, 1890 – March 28, 1969)

Eisenhower was the 34th president of the United States who was a five-star
general in the Army and Supreme Commander of the Allied Forces during
World War II.

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The "Saturday Night Live" Season 1 cast.


George Denis Patrick Carlin (May 12, 1937 – June 22, 2008)

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Sting (Gordon Matthew Thomas Sumner) is 64 today. 

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