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Golden Gate Bridge Opens May 27, 1937 by Marcus McGraw Source: Wide World PhotosEven with views of the Pacific Ocean on one side and vistas of the city of San Francisco on the other, these days…
actressBorn: 6/14/1919Birthplace: Omaha, Nebraska Dorothy McGuire made her stage debut at the age of 13 (opposite a young Henry Fonda) in A Kiss For Cinderella in her hometown of Omaha. In 1938 she…
founder of the Girl Scouts of AmericaBorn: Oct. 31, 1860Birthplace: Savannah, Ga. Low came from a prominent Savannah, Georgia, family. After being educated at private boarding schools in Virginia…
Pinckney Benton StewartAmerican Reconstruction-era politician Born: May 10, 1837Birthplace: Macon, Georgia Pinchback was born to a freed slave and her former master, who lived together as a couple…
