On Friday - July 4th, 2008 in Entertainment History:

Famous People Born On This Day In History...

1753-	Jean-Pierre-Francois Blanchard, first balloon flights in England, US.
1804-	Nathaniel Hawthorne.
1826-	Stephen Foster, American composer, Oh, Susanna.
1878-	George M. Cohan, Yankee Doodle Dandy.
1883-	Rube Goldberg, made the easy outrageously difficult.
1900-	Louis Armstrong, Satchmo.
1920-	Sisters Ann Landers and Abigail Van Buren, advice givers.
1924-	Eva Marie Saint, actress.
1927-	Neil Simon, director, producer.
1928-	Gina Lolabrigida, actress.
1943-	Geraldo Rivera, talk show host.
1966-	George Steinbrenner, owner of The Yankees.

Events On This Day In History...

1054-	Brightest known super-nova starts shining, for 23 days.
1845-	Thoreau moves into his shack on Walden Pond.
1873-	Aquarium opens in Woodward Gardens.
1894-	Elwood Haynes successfully tests one of the first US autos.
1933-	Work begins on the Oakland Bay Bridge.

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