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BOSTON, July 22 -- In another stirring display of brinkmanship the Yankees downed the Red Sox, 11 -- 9, today for the second day in a row.
LONDON, July 22 -- The American men's track team today won its third international meet in a week. It ran up its most convincing margin yet, but the strain was there for 21,000 persons to see.
The Kennedy tax program, which was at once severe and elegantly conceived, has been exposed to the House Ways and Means Committee's penchant for the practical. The result is a tentative program, to be used for bill drafting purposes, that is considerably mellowed.
McNamara and Lemnitzer conf with NATO leaders on mil build-up, Paris; illus
comment on US response to USSR offensive
1961AndrĂ© Ducharme, Canadian comedian and author[â ]
André Ducharme is a Canadian author, comedian, and humorist from Quebec. He was a member of the musical comedy group Rock et Belles Oreilles from 1981 to 1995.
1961Michael Durant, American pilot and author[â ]
Michael John Durant is an American veteran, former pilot, businessman, author, and political candidate. He was involved in the "Black Hawk Down" incident while serving as a U.S. Army pilot, and ran unsuccessfully in the Republican primary for the 2022 United States Senate election in Alabama.
1961Martin Gore, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer[â ]
Martin Lee Gore is an English musician and songwriter. He is one of the founding members of the electronic music band Depeche Mode and is the band's main songwriter. He is the band's guitarist and keyboardist, and occasionally provides lead vocals. Gore possesses a tenor singing voice which contrasts with lead vocalist Dave Gahan's dramatic baritone. He is also known for his flamboyant and (sometimes) androgynous stage persona. Gore has also released several solo albums and collaborated with former Depeche Mode member Vince Clarke as part of VCMG.
1961Woody Harrelson, American actor and activist[â ]
Woodrow Tracy Harrelson is an American actor. He first became known for his role as bartender Woody Boyd on the NBC sitcom Cheers (1985â1993), for which he won a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series from five nominations. Harrelson received three Academy Award nominations: Best Actor for The People vs. Larry Flynt (1996), and Best Supporting Actor for The Messenger (2009) and Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (2017).
1961Milind Gunaji, Indian actor, model, television show host, and author[â ]
Milind Gunaji is an Indian actor, model, television presenter, writer and author, most known for his roles in Marathi and Hindi cinema. He made his first film appearance in 1993's Papeeha and has since performed in over 250 films and acted as the host of the Zee Marathi channel travel show Bhatkanti. Gunaji has served as the Government of Maharashtra's brand ambassador for forests and wildlife. Currently, he is the brand ambassador for Hill Station Mahabaleshwar.
1961The Sandinista National Liberation Front is founded in Nicaragua.[â ]
The Sandinista National Liberation Front is a socialist political party in Nicaragua. Its members are called Sandinistas in both English and Spanish. The party is named after Augusto CĂ©sar Sandino, who led the Nicaraguan resistance against the United States occupation of Nicaragua in the 1930s.
In 1961, the world population was approximately 3,064,869,675 people[â ]