Which daughter has the better birthday?
Julia, June 3
1808 - birth of Jefferson Davis, President of the Confederacy
1811 - birth of Henry James, novelist
1861 - Stephen Douglas, U.S. politician, died.
1906 - birth of Josephine Baker, entertainer
1926 - birth of Allen Ginsberg, poet
1937 - The Duke of Windsor (formerly Edward VIII) married Wallis Simpson.
1965 - Maj. Edward White became the first U.S. astronaut to walk in space, during the Gemini 4 mission.
1989 - Iran’s Ayatollah Khomeini died.
Genevieve, August 15
1057 - Macbeth, king of Scotland, was killed by Malcolm Canmore.
1769 - birth of Napoleon Bonaparte, conquerer
1771 - birth of Walter Scott, author
1879 - birth of Ethel Barrymore, actress
1887 - birth of Edna Ferber, author
1888 - birth of T. E. Lawrence, adventurer
1911 - Proctor & Gamble Company introduced Crisco vegetable shortening.
1912- birth of Julia Child, chef
1935 - Aviator Wiley Post and actor Will Rogers were killed in a plane crash.
1939 - The Wizard of Oz premiered in Hollywood.
1947 - The Indian Independence Bill created the two independent states of India and Pakistan.
1948 - South Korea became the Republic of Korea.
1969 - Woodstock Music and Art Fair opened at Max Yasgur's dairy farm in Bethel, New York.
2001 - Astronomers announced the discovery of the first solar system outside our own.