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Meridian


1972 WMAW TV channel 14 in Meridian, MS (PBS) begins broadcasting

1972 Jay Powell, Meridian MS, pitcher for the Florida Marlins

1971 WTZH TV channel 24 in Meridian, MS (CBS) suspends broadcasting

1968 WHTV (now WTZH) TV channel 24 in Meridian, MS (NBC/CBS) 1st broadcast

1956 Sela Ward, born in Meridian, Mississippi, actress, Hilary-Emerald Point NAS, Sisters

1955 Steve Forbert, born in Meridian, Mississippi, singer, songwriter, wrote 1980 hit 'Romeo's Tune', compared to Bob Dylan

1953 WTOK TV channel 11 in Meridian, MS (ABC/CBS) begins broadcasting

1948 Paul Davis, born in Meridian, Michigan, country/rock vocalist, I Go Crazy

1944 Moe Bandy, Meridian Ms, country vocalist, Just Good Ol' Boys

1944 Alice Walker, U.S., novelist, Color Purple, Meridian

1933 Don Young, born in Meridian, California, Representative-R-Alaska 1973 -

1932 Diane Ladd, Meridian Mississippi, actress, Wild Angels, Wild at Heart

1931 Ron Packard, born in Meridian, Idaho, Representative-R-California 1983 - 2001

1922 Phil Gordon, Meridian Mississippi, singer and actor, Jasper-Bev Hillbillies

1920 Gillespie V. Montgomery, born in Meridian, Mississippi, Representative-D-Mississippi 1967 - 1997

1911 37th Kentucky Derby: George Archibald aboard Meridian wins in 2:05

1884 Greenwich established as universal time meridian of longitude


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