Events:
1862 The U.S. Congress passes law that prohibits slavery.
1912 The US official establishes an eight-hour work day1948 The first stock car race sanctioned by NASCAR.1978 The comic strip Garfield begins. Famous Birthdays:1566 James I (King of England)
1623 Blaise Pascal (Mathematician)1897 Moe Howard (Leader of the Three Stooges)1903 Lou Gehrig (Baseball player)1954 Kathleen Turner (Actress)1962 Paula Abdul (Singer and singing judge)1978 Dirk Nowitzki (Basketball Player)1987 Rashard Mendenhall (NFL Football player)Archive:
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