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Happy Birthday To:

* 1694 – Louis-Claude Daquin, French composer (d. 1772)
* 1715 – Christian Fürchtegott Gellert, German poet (d. 1769)
* 1719 – Michel-Jean Sedaine, French dramatist (d. 1797)
* 1804 – Nathaniel Hawthorne, American writer (d. 1864)
* 1807 – Giuseppe Garibaldi, Italian patriot (d. 1882)
* 1816 – Hiram Walker, American grocer and distiller (d. 1899)
* 1826 – Stephen Foster, American songwriter (d. 1864)
* 1845 – Thomas Barnardo, Irish humanitarian (d. 1905)
* 1847 – James Anthony Bailey, American circus impresario (d. 1906)
* 1854 – Victor Babeş, Romanian bacteriologist (d. 1926)
* 1867 – Stephen Mather, American entrepreneur and conservationist (d. 1930)
* 1868 – Henrietta Swan Leavitt, American astronomer (d. 1921)
* 1872 – Calvin Coolidge, 30th President of the United States (d. 1933)
* 1882 – Louis B. Mayer, American film producer (d. 1957)
* 1883 – Rube Goldberg, American cartoonist (d. 1970)
* 1895 – Irving Caesar, American lyricist and composer (d. 1996)
* 1896 – Mao Dun, Chinese writer (d. 1981)
* 1898 – Dr. Pilar Barbosa, Puerto Rican historian (d. 1997)
* 1898 – Gertrude Lawrence, English-born actress (d. 1952)
* 1902 – George Murphy, American entertainer (d. 1992)
* 1903 – Flor Peeters, Belgian composer, organist and teacher (d. 1986)
* 1904 – Angela Baddeley, English actress (d. 1976)
* 1905 – Irving Johnson, American adventurer (d. 1991)
* 1907 – Gordon Griffith, American director (d. 1958)
* 1907 – Howard Taubman, American music and theater critic (d. 1996)
* 1910 – Gloria Stuart, American actress
* 1911 – Mitch Miller, American entertainer
* 1912 – Viviane Romance, French actress (d. 1991)
* 1918 – Ann Landers, American advice columnist (d. 2002)
* 1918 – Abigail Van Buren, American advice columnist
* 1918 – King Taufa’ahau Tupou IV of Tonga (d. 2006)
* 1918 – Johnnie Parsons, American race car driver (d. 1984)
* 1920 – Norm Drucker, American basketball referee
* 1920 – Leona Helmsley, American hotel operator and real estate investor (d. 2007)
* 1921 – Gerard Debreu, French economist, Nobel laureate (d. 2004)
* 1921 – Tibor Varga, Hungarian violinist (d. 2003)
* 1923 – Rudolf Friedrich, Swiss Federal Councilor
* 1924 – Eva Marie Saint, American actress
* 1926 – Alfredo Di Stéfano, Argentine-Spanish footballer
* 1927 – Gina Lollobrigida, Italian actress
* 1927 – Neil Simon, American playwright
* 1928 – Giampiero Boniperti, Italian footballer
* 1929 – Al Davis, American businessman
* 1929 – Chuck Tanner, American baseball player
* 1929 – Bill Tuttle, American baseball player (d. 1998)
* 1930 – Frunzik Mkrtchyan, Armenian actor (d. 1993)
* 1930 – George Steinbrenner, American businessman
* 1930 – Yuri Tyukalov, Soviet Olympic rower
* 1931 – Stephen Boyd, Northern Irish actor (d. 1977)
* 1931 – Sébastien Japrisot, French author, film director and screenwriter (d. 2003)
* 1932 – Aurèle Vandendriessche, Belgian athlete
* 1934 – Colin Welland, English actor
* 1935 – Paul Scoon, Governor General of Grenada
* 1936 – Zdzisława Donat, Polish coloratura soprano
* 1937 – Sonja Haraldsen, Queen of Norway (spouse of King Harald V of Norway)
* 1937 – Thomas Nagel, American philosopher
* 1938 – Bill Withers, American singer and songwriter
* 1938 – Sergio Oliva, Cuban born American bodybuilder
* 1940 – Karolyn Grimes, American actress
* 1942 – Hal Lanier, American baseball player
* 1942 – Floyd Little, American football player
* 1942 – Stefan Meller, Polish foreign minister (d. 2008)
* 1943 – Konrad “Conny” Bauer, German musician
* 1943 – Geraldo Rivera, American reporter
* 1943 – Alan “Blind Owl” Wilson, American musician (d. 1970)
* 1943 – Emerson Boozer, American football player
* 1943 – Milan Máčala, Czech football coach
* 1944 – Ray Meagher, Australian actor
* 1944 – Joe Berardo, Portuguese millionaire
* 1945 – Bruce French, American actor
* 1946 – Tish Howard, American model
* 1946 – Michael Milken, American financier
* 1946 – Ed O’Ross, American actor
* 1947 – Morganna Roberts, American entertainer
* 1948 – Ed Armbrister, baseball player
* 1948 – René Arnoux, French race car driver
* 1948 – Tommy Körberg, Swedish singer and actor
* 1948 – Jeremy Spencer, English musician
* 1950 – Philip Craven, British International Paralympic Committee president
* 1950 – David Jensen, Canadian-born British radio DJ
* 1951 – Kathleen Kennedy Townsend, American politician
* 1952 – Álvaro Uribe, President of Colombia
* 1954 – Jim Beattie, American baseball player
* 1955 – John Waite, English singer
* 1956 – Mark Belling, American radio talkshow host
* 1957 – Princess Chulabhorn of Thailand
* 1957 – Rein Lang, Estonian politician and diplomat
* 1958 – Kirk Pengilly, Australian musician
* 1958 – Carl Valentine, English-born Canadian former footballer
* 1959 – Victoria Abril, Spanish actress
* 1949 – Georgios Voulgarakis, Greek politician
* 1960 – Sid Eudy, American professional wrestler
* 1960 – Barry Windham, American professional wrestler
* 1960 – Roland Ratzenberger, Austrian racing driver (d. 1994)
* 1961 – Richard Garriott, English video game designer
* 1962 – Neil Morrissey, English actor
* 1962 – Pam Shriver, American former tennis player
* 1963 – Henri Leconte, French former tennis player
* 1963 – Matt Malley, American musician
* 1963 – José Oquendo, Puerto Rican baseball player
* 1964 – Cle Kooiman, American soccer player
* 1964 – Mark Slaughter, American singer
* 1964 – Mark Whiting, American filmmaker and actor
* 1965 – Horace Grant, American basketball player
* 1965 – Harvey Grant, American basketball player
* 1965 – Jo Whiley, English radio DJ
* 1966 – Minas Hantzidis, Greek footballer
* 1966 – Lee Reherman, American actor
* 1967 – Vinny Castilla, Mexican baseball player
* 1967 – Andy Walker (journalist), Canadian television personality
* 1967 – Rick Wilkins, American baseball player
* 1968 – Jack Frost, American musician
* 1969 – Todd Marinovich, American football player
* 1969 – Wilfred Mugeyi, Zimbabwean soccer player
* 1970 – Tony Vidmar, Australian former footballer
* 1970 – Christian Giesler, American bassist (Kreator)
* 1971 – Andy Creeggan, Canadian musician
* 1971 – Brendan Donnelly, American baseball player
* 1971 – Koko, sign-language gorilla
* 1971 – Ned Zelic, Australian soccer player
* 1972 – Nina Badrić, Croatian singer
* 1972 – Stephen Giles, Canadian canoer
* 1972 – William Goldsmith, American drummer
* 1972 – Mike Knuble, Canadian hockey player
* 1972 – Oleg Prudius, Ukrainian professional wrestler
* 1973 – Gackt, Japanese singer
* 1973 – Keiko Ihara, Japanese racing driver
* 1973 – Michael Johnson, English-born Jamaican footballer
* 1973 – Jan Magnussen, Danish racing driver
* 1973 – Tony Popovic, Australian soccer player
* 1973 – Elton Williams, Montserratian footballer
* 1974 – La’Roi Glover, American football player
* 1974 – Adrian Griffin, American basketball player
* 1974 – Vince Spadea, American tennis player
* 1975 – Tania Davis, Australian violist
* 1976 – Daijiro Kato, Japanese motorcycle racer (d. 2003)
* 1976 – Yevgeniya Medvedeva-Arbuzova, Russian cross-country skier
* 1977 – Jonas Kjellgren, Swedish musician (Scar Symmetry)
* 1978 – Katia Zygouli, Greek model
* 1978 – Vicky Kaya, Greek model and actress
* 1978 – Stephen McNally, British singer and songwriter (BBMak)
* 1978 – Emile Mpenza, Belgian footballer
* 1978 – Becki Newton, American actress
* 1980 – Max Elliott Slade, American film actor
* 1981 – Francisco Cruceta, Dominican baseball player
* 1981 – Dédé, Angolan soccer player
* 1983 – Isabeli Fontana, Brazilian model
* 1983 – Ben Jorgensen, American musician
* 1983 – Andy Mrotek, American musician
* 1983 – Miguel Ángel Muñoz, Spanish actor and singer
* 1984 – Gina Glocksen, American singer
* 1984 – Akanishi Jin, Japanese singer
* 1985 – Kane Tenace, Australian rules footballer
* 1986 – Takahisa Masuda, Japanese singer
* 1990 – David Kross, German actor
* 1990 – Backer Aloenouvo, Togolese Soccer Player
* 2003 – Alessia di Matteo, Italian medical figure (d. 2005)

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/July_4

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Lizzie McGuire – Sibling Bonds

Part 1:

[pro-player] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cP9P-fTLos8 [/pro-player]

Part 2:

[pro-player] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ge0WGi4DQPg [/pro-player]

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After learning about why we celebrate the Fourth of July, check out previous posts on the 4th of July. There are great crafts and recipes to try out during your Independence Day celebration.

Most people in the United States celebrate the 4th of July, but do you know exactly why the holiday is so important to the country? Imagine how you would feel if someone older than you (maybe an older sister or brother) kept telling you what to do all of the time and kept taking more and more of your allowance. That is how the colonists felt in the years leading up to 1776. Great Britain kept trying to make the colonists follow more rules and pay higher taxes. People started getting mad and began making plans to be able to make their own rules. They no longer wanted Great Britain to be able to tell them what to do, so they decided to tell Great Britain that they were becoming an independent country. (To be independent means to take care of yourself, making your own rules and providing for your own needs.)

The Congress met in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and they appointed a committee (a group of people working together to do a specific job) to write a formal document that would tell Great Britain that the Americans had decided to govern themselves. The committee asked Thomas Jefferson to write a draft (first try) of the document, so he worked for days, in absolute secret, until he had written a document that he thought said everything important that the committee had discussed. On June 28, 1776, the committee met to read Jefferson’s “fair” copy (he put his best ideas together and wrote them neatly.) They revised (made some changes) the document and declared their independence on July 2, 1776. They officially adopted it (made it theirs) on July 4, 1776. That is why we call it “Independence Day.” Congress ordered that all members must sign the Declaration of Independence and they all began signing the “official” copy on August 2, 1776. In January of the next year, Congress sent signed copies to all of the states.

The Declaration of Independence is more than just a piece of paper. It is a symbol of the country’s independence and commitment to certain ideas. A symbol is something that stands for something else. Most people can look at a certain little “swoosh” and know that it stands for “Nike.” Well, the signers of the Declaration of Independence wanted the citizens of the United States to have a document that spelled out what was important to our leaders and citizens. They wanted us to be able to look at the Declaration of Independence and immediately think of the goals people should always be working for, and about the people who have fought so hard to make these ideas possible. The people who signed the Declaration risked being hanged for treason by the leaders in Great Britain. They had to be very brave to sign something that would be considered a crime! So every time people look at the Declaration of Independence, they should think about all of the effort and ideas that went into the document, and about the courage it took for these people to stand up for what they knew was right — independence!

Source: http://holidays.kaboose.com/july4-why.html

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You might need to use tools that require adult supervision, such as glue gun and scissors. If so, these can be replaced by textile glue and safety scissors. Make sure you ask your parents some help.

Decorate your table this Fourth of July with these adorable treat holders made to look like Uncle Sam’s hat. Fill with your favorite treats and give away as party favors at the end of the party!

What you’ll need:

How to make it:

1. Place cup, open end down, on top of the red felt and trace with a marker.
2. Cut around the traced circle leaving a ¾” border around it.
3. Fold the circle and cut a slit in the center of the circle to allow your scissors to get in. Cut out the inside circle, leaving about a ¼” border around the inside of the trace line. Set felt circle aside.
4. Paint red stripes all the way around the outside of the cup, stripes should run up and down. Let dry completely.
5. Cut a strip of blue felt about 1.5” wide. It should be long enough to wrap around the brim of the cup.
6. Glue felt strip around the outside of the top of the cup.
7. Lay red felt circle on to work surface, black trace line should be facing up.
8. Line the lip of the cup with white glue and press down onto black trace line. Let dry.
9. Turn cup over and place on work surface.
10. Use silver chenille to bend into star shapes, trim where needed. Glue onto the blue hat band.
11. When everything is dry, fill with treats.

Tips:

• To make our treat cups sturdier, especially if using outside, glue a heavy washer to the bottom of the cup.
• You can add handles to your cup by twisting to chenille stems together and poking through the sides of the cup and running over the top. This step should be done before adding the blue brim.
• You may also use white paper or plastic cups for this project.

Source: http://crafts.kaboose.com/uncle-sam-hat-treat-holders.html

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