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Todayâs Highlight in History:
On April 23, 1969, Sirhan Sirhan was sentenced to death for assassinating New York Sen. Robert F. Kennedy. (The sentence was later reduced to life imprisonment.)
On April 23:
In 1616 (Old Style calendar), English poet and dramatist William Shakespeare died in Stratford-upon-Avon on what has traditionally been regarded as the 52nd anniversary of his birth in 1564.
In 1789, President-elect George Washington and his wife, Martha, moved into the first executive mansion, the Franklin House, in New York.
In 1898, Spain declared war on the United States, which responded in kind two days later.
In 1940, about 200 people died in the Rhythm Night Club Fire in Natchez, Mississippi.
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By Marina Manoukian/March 8, 2021 12:23 am EDT
When was the last time you actually thought the people mentioned in "We Didn't Start the Fire"? Take a listen and see if you recognize all of the historical figures that it lists.
In Billy Joel's iconic song "We Didn't Start the Fire," Joel lists off over 100 famous events and people, starting in the year 1949, the year that Joel was born, and ending in 1989, the year that the song was released.
Although the song isn't a comprehensive list of important people from history, and the only non-man mentioned in the song who isn't an actress is Sally Ride, it's a great time capsule of people deemed important enough to be historical. And while some of the names remain fresh in our memory, other people have faded from public knowledge despite the importance they held at the time. Here are some historical figures from "We Didn't Start the Fire" you don't know anything about.
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