“But then in April of 1985 the dollar began a sharp decline. The dollar's trade weighted value fell 23 percent in just 12 months and by a total of 37 percent by the beginning of 1988.”
“Every institution not only carries within it the seeds of its own dissolution, but prepares the way for its most hated rival.”
| James Agee, Novelist (1909) |
| L. Sprague De Camp, Author (1907) |
| Gavyn Davies, Businessman (1950) |
| Nick Ferguson, Athlete (1974) |
| Robin Givens, Actress (1964) |
| Marilyn Hacker, Poet (1942) |
| Caroline Kennedy, Celebrity (1957) |
| Callie Khouri, Writer (1957) |
| Brooke Langton, Actress (1970) |
| Bruce Lee, Actor (1940) |
| Edward Bach, Scientist (1936) |
| Jerome Cavanagh, Politician (1979) |
| Irvin Kershner, Director (2010) |