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Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history:

1894 – Labor Day becomes an official US holiday (More info)

1914 – Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria and his wife are assassinated, setting off World War I (More info)

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Here’s a look at some notable birthdays being celebrated today:

Mel Brooks
Age: 86
Occupation: Director, Screenwriter, Composer and Entertainment Swiss Army Knife
Known For: Creating iconic film farces and comedies such as ‘Young Frankenstein,’ ‘Blazing Saddles,’ ‘History of the World: Part I’ and ‘Spaceballs’ as well as both the film and stage versions of ‘The Producers,’ a 40-year marriage to the late Anne Bancroft, and being one of the rare entertainers who’s won an Emmy, a Grammy, an Oscar and a Tony

John Cusack
Age: 46
Occupation: Actor and Screenwriter
Known For: His star-making turn as the charming, boombox-hoisting Lloyd Dobler in ‘Say Anything…,’ as well as roles in more than 50 other films including ‘Grosse Point Blank,’ ‘High Fidelity,’ ‘Con Air,’ ‘Being John Malkovich’ and ‘Hot Tub Time Machine’

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Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history:

1844 – Joseph Smith, Jr., founder of the Latter Day Saint movement, is murdered by a mob (More info)

1950 – President Harry S. Truman orders the Air Force and Navy into the Korean War (More info)

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Lorrie Morgan
Age: 53
Occupation: Singer and Songwriter
Known For: Selling millions of country albums worldwide, charting more than 25 singles including the No. 1 hits ‘Five Minutes,’ ‘What Part of No’ and ‘I Didn’t Know My Own Strength,’ being the daughter of country singer George Morgan, and well-publicized former romances with actor Fred Thompson and former Dallas Cowboys quarterback Troy Aikman

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Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history:

1870 – Christmas is declared a federal holiday in the United States (More info)

1948 – In response to the Soviet blockade of land routes into West Berlin, the United States begins a massive airlift of food, water, and medicine that comes to be known as the Berlin Airlift (More info)

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Sean Hayes
Age: 42
Occupation: Actor
Known For: His Emmy Award-winning and laugh-out-loud funny role as the flamboyantly gay Jack McFarland on the sitcom ‘Will & Grace,’ movie roles in ‘The Bucket List,’ ‘The Cat in the Hat’ and ‘Win a Date With Tad Hamilton!,’ Tony-nominated stage work, and co-founding the Hazy Mills production company

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Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history:

1876 – Lt. Col. George A. Custer and his men are killed at the Battle of Little Bighorn (More info)

1947 – ‘The Diary of a Young Girl,’ better known as ‘The Diary of Anne Frank,’ is published (More info)

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Ricky Gervais
Age: 51
Occupation: Comedian, Actor and Writer
Known For: Creating the TV shows ‘The Office’ and ‘Extras,’ starring in the films ‘Ghost Town’ and ‘The Invention of Lying,’ writing the best-selling ‘Flanimals’ book series, winning far too many awards to count, and being hilariously unafraid of calling a spade a spade during his stints hosting the Golden Globes

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Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history:

1788 – The US Constitution is ratified and goes into effect (More info)

1948 – Columbia Records introduces the long-playing record album in a public demonstration at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in New York City (More info)

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Ray Davies
Age: 68
Occupation: Singer and Songwriter
Known For: Heading up British Invasion band the Kinks with hits such as ‘You Really Got Me’ and straight-male nightmare ‘Lola,’ a long solo career, and fathering a daughter with Pretenders frontwoman Chrissie Hynde

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Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history:

1837 – Queen Victoria ascends to the British throne (More info)

1840 – Samuel Morse receives the patent for the telegraph (More info)

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Here’s a look at some notable birthdays being celebrated today:

John Goodman
Age: 60
Occupation: Actor
Known For: Scene-stealing turns in the films ‘Raising Arizona,’ ‘The Big Lebowski’ and ‘O Brother Where Art Thou?,’ and a nine-year stint playing patriarch Dan Conner on the TV series ‘Roseanne’

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