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June 1, 1937

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13 MEN OF THE G.A.R. MARCH WITH 20,000 TO HONOR WAR DEAD; 140,000 Cheer Aged Veterans Leading Parade Up Riverside Drive Under Blazing Sun MAYOR HEADS LEGION UNIT 500 Policemen Are on DutyPacifist Fires Shot in Crowd to Show Hatred of War HOLIDAY TRAVEL AT PEAK Thousands Flee the City Seeking Comfort at Shore and Mountair Resorts on Year's Hottest Day Crowds Cheer Aged Men G. A. R. Men Who Marched 20,000 MARCH HERE FOR MEMORIAL DAY Aides to Grand Marshal 15,000 MARCH IN BROOKLYN 10,000 Veterans, 5,000 Members of Patriotic Societies in Parade SEVERAL QUEENS PARADES Total of 40,000 Persons in Line the Various Sections BRONX LINE 2 1/2 MILES LONG 15,000 Parade for 2 Hours Before 250,000 Spectators

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Leads Amer Legion unit, Memorial Day parade

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Morgan Freeman

1937Morgan Freeman, American actor and producer[†]

Morgan Freeman is an American actor, producer, and narrator. In a career spanning six decades, he has received numerous accolades, including an Academy Award and a Golden Globe Award, as well as a nomination for a Grammy Award and a Tony Award. He was honored with the Kennedy Center Honor in 2008, an AFI Life Achievement Award in 2011, the Cecil B. DeMille Award in 2012, and Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award in 2018. In a 2022 readers' poll by Empire, he was voted one of the 50 greatest actors of all time.

1937Rosaleen Linehan, Irish actress[†]

Rosaleen Philomena Linehan is an Irish stage, screen, and television actress.

Colleen McCullough

1937Colleen McCullough, Australian neuroscientist and author (died 2015)[†]

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