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SpotlightThe gentleman's sport, golf, was banned for a time in Scotland (1457); it was thought to be a threat to archery practice, which was considered vital to national defense. Jack Nicklaus, one of golf's greats, celebrates his 65th birthday today.
Quote"How people keep correcting us when we are young! There is always some bad habit or other they tell us we ought to get over. Yet most bad habits are tools to help us through life." -- Jack Nicklaus
Today in History
- demise -- Louis XVI (1793), Vladimir Lenin (1924), George Orwell (1950)
- Kiwanis Club -- founded in Detroit (1915)
- Jimmy Carter -- pardoned almost all Vietnam War draft dodgers (1977)
Today's Birthdays
- Sophia Jex-Blake -- England's first licensed female physician (1840-1912)
- fashion designers -- Cristobal Balenciaga (1895-1972) and Christian Dior (1905-1957)
- actors -- Paul Scofield (83), Telly Savalas (1924-1994) and Geena Davis (49)
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