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Its the birthday of Patricia Highsmith, born in Fort Worth, Texas
Its the birthday of Patricia Highsmith, born in Fort Worth, Texas (1921). She started thinking about writing crime novels when she was a teenager, aft...

Today is the birthday of novelist, essayist, and cultural critic
Today is the birthday of novelist, essayist, and cultural critic Susan Sontag, born Susan Rosenblatt in New York City (1933). She grew up in Tucson an...

Its the birthday of astronomer Carl Sagan, born in Brooklyn
Its the birthday of astronomer Carl Sagan, born in Brooklyn (1934). His father was a hard-working Ukrainian immigrant garment worker, and his mother w...

Its the birthday of musician Jelly Roll Morton, born Ferdinand
Its the birthday of musician Jelly Roll Morton, born Ferdinand Joseph La Menthe in New Orleans (1890). He grew up listening to French and Italian oper...

Its the birthday of composer George Gershwin, born Jacob
Its the birthday of composer George Gershwin, born Jacob Gershowitz, in Brooklyn, New York (1898). He was born to Russian immigrants and spent his chi...

Its the birthday of puppeteer Jim Henson, known as The Father of
Its the birthday of puppeteer Jim Henson, known as The Father of Dreams, born in Greenville, Mississippi (1936). Hes the creator of the characters on ...

Its the birthday of singer Ray Charles, born Ray Charles Robinson
Its the birthday of singer Ray Charles, born Ray Charles Robinson in Albany, Georgia (1930). They called him the Father of Soul. He first got national...

Jack Kerouacs beat classic On the Road was published on this date
Jack Kerouacs beat classic On the Road was published on this date in 1957. Its the mostly-true story of a cross-country hitchhiking trip Kerouac and h...