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April 21, 1959

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Herter Acts to Quiet Talk On Delay in Appointment; HERTER RESPONDS TO TALK ON DELAY

By William J. Jorden

Herter nomination sent to Sen; he returns to Washington; illus with Dillon; tries to quell talk on apptmt delay; brevity of Eisenhower remarks on announcing apptmt and Hagerty's answering queries directed to Herter add to impression by some that Eisenhower is unenthusiastic; some lay impression to inept handling; Herter says Dillon will probably be top aide; visits Dulles

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Notable Births

Tim Jacobus

1959Tim Jacobus, American illustrator and painter[†]

Tim Jacobus is an American artist best known for illustrating the covers for nearly one hundred books in R. L. Stine's Goosebumps series. He has done over three hundred book covers and paintings for various different series, novels and video games. He currently resides in New Jersey, doing most of his art digitally.

Robert Smith (musician)

1959Robert Smith, English singer-songwriter and guitarist[†]

Robert James Smith is an English musician who is the co-founder, lead vocalist, guitarist, primary songwriter, and only continuous member of the Cure, a post-punk rock band formed in 1976. His guitar-playing style, singing voice, and fashion sense, often sporting a pale complexion, smeared red lipstick, black eye-liner, unkempt wiry black hair, and all-black clothes, were highly influential on the goth subculture that rose to prominence in the 1980s.

Historical Context for April 21, 1959

In 1959, the world population was approximately 2,965,950,351 people[†]