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1 month ago the American people stopped to remember the third anniversary of the beginning of the Iraq war. We thought first and foremost of the selflessness, patriotism and heroism by our troops, our National Guard and Reserves.
I just found out last week - my sister told me - that my father had some Beatles records. So I must have heard them quite a bit, but it never registered, really. Now I listen to them with new ears.
| Paula Abdul, Musician (1962) |
| Aldrich Ames, Criminal (1941) |
| Hugh Dancy, Actor (1975) |
| Paul Dano, Actor (1984) |
| Lou Gehrig, Athlete (1903) |
| Douglas Haig, Soldier (1861) |
| Joichi Ito, Businessman (1966) |
| King James I, Royalty (1566) |
| Boris Johnson, Politician (1964) |
| Pauline Kael, Critic (1919) |
| Grace Abbott, Activist (1939) |
| John Acton, Historian (1902) |
| Lord Acton, Historian (1902) |
| Joseph Banks, Environmentalist (1820) |
| J. M. Barrie, Novelist (1937) |
| James M. Barrie, Playwright (1937) |
| Richard Henry Lee, Politician (1794) |


