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1993 Prince celebrated his birthday by changing his name to a symbol

1986 Megan Fox, born in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, actress, sex symbol, debut film, 'Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen', breakout role, Mikaela Barnes in movie, 'Transformers', voted 'Sexiest Woman in the World' by FHM

1967 Anna Nicole Smith, born in Texas, model, actress, spokeswoman, sex symbol

1966 Shabba Ranks, born in Sturgetown, St. Ann, Jamaica, born Rexton Rawlston Fernando Gordon, reggae singer, recording artist, sex symbol, popular dancehall DJ, toaster, successful U.S. crossover artist, became first Grammy-Award winning dancehall artist

1935 Nuremberg Laws deprives German Jews of citizenship and makes swastika official symbol of Nazi Germany

1935 Monopoly invented by Charles Darrow symbol Rich Uncle Pennybags

1926 Facist national symbol elevated in Italy

1874 1st cartoon depicting elephant as Republican Party symbol, by T Nast

1870 Donkey 1st used as symbol of Democratic Party, in Harper's Weekly

1784 Ben Franklin expresses unhappiness over eagle as America's symbol

1782 Congress approves Great Seal of U.S. and eagle as it's symbol

1778 Oliver Pollock, a New Orleans businessman, creates "$" symbol


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