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Today is the 214th day of 2023 and the
43rd day of summer.
TODAY'S HISTORY: In 1790, the first official
census of the United States was conducted.
In 1923, President Warren Harding died in San
Francisco. Vice President Calvin Coolidge was sworn in as
president before dawn the next day.
In 1934, German President Paul von Hindenburg
died and was succeeded by Chancellor Adolf Hitler.
In 1939, Albert Einstein wrote a letter to President
Franklin D. Roosevelt, requesting that the U.S. research
the possibility of atomic weapons.
In 1990, Iraq invaded Kuwait.
In 2018, Apple Inc. became the world's first
trillion-dollar company.
TODAY'S BIRTHDAYS: Frederic Auguste
Bartholdi (1834-1904), sculptor; Jack Warner (1892-1978),
film executive; Myrna Loy (1905-1993), actress; Shimon
Peres (1923-2016), Israeli prime minister; James Baldwin
(1924-1987), writer; Carroll O'Connor (1924-2001), actor;
Lamar Hunt (1932-2006), sports executive; Peter O'Toole
(1932-2013), actor; Wes Craven (1939-2015), filmmaker;
Isabel Allende (1942-), writer; Mary-Louise Parker
(1964-), actress; Kevin Smith (1970-), filmmaker; Sam
Worthington (1976-), actor.
TODAY'S FACT: The familiar engrossed copy of
the Declaration of Independence bearing the signatures of
56 congressional delegates was signed on this day in 1776.
TODAY'S SPORTS: The "Black Sox," eight
former Chicago White Sox baseball players charged with
defrauding the public in a conspiracy to throw the 1919
World Series, were acquitted on this day in 1921.
TODAY'S QUOTE: "Those who say it can't be
done are usually interrupted by others doing it." — James
Baldwin
TODAY'S NUMBER: 3,929,214 - population of
the United States as recorded in the 1790 census.
TODAY'S MOON: Between full moon (Aug. 1)
and last quarter moon (Aug. 8).
(EDITORS: For editorial questions, please
contact Josh Peres atjperes@amuniversal.com.)
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16 Some T-shirts
17 Drawer
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19 Desert
bloomer
21 Loud, hearty
laugh
23 Go quickly
24 Ahab’s vessel
27 Springs
31 End of some
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32 Major
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35 Oregon’s
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37 Hormel
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39 Hear clearly
40 Dreaded
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42 Lethargy
44 She has a
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50 Gazillions
54 Theater award
55 Jekyll’s alter
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58 Favored
59 Boggy
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60 Maraud
61 Edible seed
62 Poetic
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63 Ref’s cousin
64 Have a go at
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3 Short note
4 Tablet
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5 52, for Caesar
6 Kind of poem
7 Dry out
8 No, to Ivan
9 Pakistan’s
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10 Consumer
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18 Lose
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20 Call in sick
22 Party extras
24 Lures a
sweetheart
25 Med. plans
26 Knocks
28 Jason’s ship
29 Jury member
30 Noncom
31 Ernesto
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33 Rendezvous
36 Temper
38 Tousled
41 “Futureworld”
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45 Kind of jacket
47 Weighty book
48 Bassoon
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52 Shy creature
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56 Sweet potato
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