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1997 Terry Nation, writer (Dr. Who, Blake 7) at 66
1996 Clay Jones, horticulturalist, broadcaster, Chairman of the program Gardener's Question Time on BBC Radio 4, voted tenth alongside Carol Klein as the nation's all-time favorite gardener, dies at 72 1993 Kenneth Burke, philosopher, literary theorist, Agnostic, awarded Guggenheim Fellowship 1935, music critic for 'The Nation', editor, 'The Dial' literary magazine, attended Columbia University, dies of heart failure at his home in Andover, New Jersey 1993 Lillian Gish, U.S. actress (Birth of a Nation), dies at 96 1990 A rally to save Alien Nation from cancellation held at Statue of Liberty 1979 Rhodesia becomes independent nation of Zimbabwe 1979 Sioux nation receives $100 million in compensation for Black Hills, South Dakota 1975 Elijah Muhammad, leader of Nation of Islam, dies in Chicago at 78 1973 Nation Black Network begins operation on radio 1972 Shom-Rock, rocker, Young Nation 1972 Mayne One, rocker, Young Nation 1971 England becomes 6th nation to have a satellite (Prospero) in orbit 1970 Iraq Ba'th Party recognizes Kurd nation 1970 Japan becomes 4th nation to put a satellite, Osumi, in orbit 1968 Mae Marsh, actress (Birth of a Nation, Intolerance), dies at 72 1967 Elizabeth Wurtzel, New York City, actress, Prozac Nation 1965 1st French satellite launched, France becomes 3rd nation in space 1964 Malcolm X resigns from Nation of Islam 1960 Elijah Muhammad, leader of Nation of Islam, calls for a black state 1960 France becomes 4th nuclear nation exploding an A-Bomb in Sahara 1959 10 nation soccer league to play all games on New York Randalls Is, announced 1959 Madame Sul-To-Wan, Conley, actress (Birth of a Nation), dies at 85 1957 Britain becomes the 3rd nation to explode a nuclear bomb 1952 Mandy Patinkin, born in Chicago, Illinois, actor/singer, Yentl, Alien Nation 1951 United Nation publishes its 1st postage stamps 1950 Carl Clinton Van Doren, U.S. literary (The Nation), dies at 64 1948 Lucius Ross, U.S. pop guitarist, Funkadelic-One Nation Under a Groove 1946 President Truman seizes control of nation's railroads to delay a strike 1945 Nicaragua becomes 1st nation to formally accept United Nations Charter 1942 Calvin Simon, U.S. rock vocalist, Funkadelic-1 Nation Under a Groove 1938 Orson Welles panics a nation with broadcast of "War of the Worlds" 1933 Louis Farrakhan, minister, black islam nation, million man march 1930 Elijah Muhammad forms Nation of Islam in Detroit 1930 Terry Nation, writer, Dr. Who, Blake 7 1928 George Siegmann, actor (Birth of Nation, Queen of Sheba), dies at 46 1926 Spain leaves League of Nation due to Germany joining 1925 League of Nation advises against Turk/Iraqi division of Mosoelgebied 1925 Miriam (Ma) Ferguson sworn in as Texas gov, nation's 2nd woman governor 1923 Nepal changes from British protectorate to independent nation 1923 Clay Jones, born in England, horticulturalist, broadcaster, Chairman of the program Gardener's Question Time on BBC Radio 4, voted tenth alongside Carol Klein as the nation's all-time favorite gardener 1923 Wallace Reid, actor (Birth of a Nation), dies at 31 1921 Dobrica Cosic, born in Velika Drenova, Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes, now Serbia, writer, political, national theorist, first president of Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 1992 - 1993, called 'Father of the Nation' 1920 Cornelius Ryan, U.S. historian and writer, Italians: Face of a Nation 1915 "Birth of a Nation" opens at Clune's Auditorium in LA 1911 Carry Amelia Moore Nation, American temperance leader, dies 1903 Carrie Nation attempts to address Senate 1900 Carrie Nation's 1st public smashing of a bar (Carey Hotel, Wichita KS) 1897 Kenneth Burke, born in America, philosopher, literary theorist, Agnostic, awarded Guggenheim Fellowship 1935, music critic for 'The Nation', editor, 'The Dial' literary magazine, attended Columbia University 1896 Lillian Gish, silent film/stage actress, Birth of a Nation 1896 Elijah Muhammad, U.S., leader of Nation of Islam 1895 Mae Marsh, Madrid, New Mexico, silent film actress, Birth of a Nation 1893 Robert Harron, born in New York City, actor, Birth of a Nation, Intolerance 1882 George Siegmann, actor, Birth of Nation, Queen of Sheba, Oliver Twist 1881 U.S. Nation Lawn Tennis Association removes "Nation" from name 1881 U.S. Nation Lawn Tennis Association forms 1878 Henry B. Walthall, born in Shelby City, Alabama, actor, Birth of a Nation, Klondike 1875 D. W. Griffith, movie producer/director, Birth of a Nation 1860 Nation's 1st successful silver mill, Virginia City, Nevada 1846 Carry Nation, scourge of barkeepers and drinkers 1846 Congress charters "nation's attic," Smithsonian Institution 1839 Cherokee Nation forms 1822 Mexico officially recognized as an independent nation by US |
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