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Famous Quote For August 30

"I pity the man who wants a coat so cheap that the man or woman who produces the cloth will starve in the process."

Benjamin Harrison, 1891

August 30 Birthdays

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Michael Grant Terry

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August 30 History

1995 - The operation deliberate force against Bosnian Serb forces is launched by NATO

1984 - Taking off on its maiden voyage, the space shuttle Discovery (STS-41-D) travels safely into space.

1967 - Thurgood Marshall becomes the first African American justice of the U.S Supreme court

1956 - Lake Pontchartrain Causeway opens

1945 - British Armed Forces liberate Hong Kong from Japan

This Day In Business

1998 - The Associated Press gets many people excited about the beginning of e-readers, devices dedicated entirely for digital books.

This Day In Entertainment

1972 - Actress Cameron Diaz, starring in "Shrek" & "Charlie's Angels," born in San Diego

This Day In Geography

1836 - Houston, we have founding! Augustus Chapman Allen and John Kirby Allen found Houston.

This Day In Sports

1997 - First WNBA champion crowned when Houston Comets defeat New York Liberty 65-51.

August 30th Holiday

International Day of the Disappeared - Raises awareness for those who are being imprisoned throughout the world in locations unknown to their relatives and without proper representation.

Today's Birthday Trivia

In 2012, she played Penny in Blue Like Jazz. Who is she?

Today's Birthday Horoscope

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