05-12-2006, 05:18 AM
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Location: Maryland
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May 12th
1820 ~ Birthday of Florence Nightingale, Nurse.
1845 ~ Birthday of Gabriel Fauré, Composer.
1884 ~ Death of Bedřich Smetana, Composer.
1889 ~ Death of John Cadbury, Chocolate Entrepreneur.
1918 ~ Birthday of Julius Rosenberg, Spy.
1943 ~ Axis forces in North Africa surrendered.
1962 ~ Douglas MacArthur delivered his famous "Duty, Honor, Country" valedictory speech at West Point.
1971 ~ Mick Jagger married Bianca Perez Morena de Macias in St Tropez.
1972 ~ The Rolling Stones released their ''Exile on Main St.'' album.
2000 ~ The Tate Modern art gallery opened in London.
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