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Diane L. Major

Hope is what ambition is made of.

Thursday, February 11, 2016

Happy Birthday ...

... to Japan, Elizabeth of York, Sidney Sheldon, Eva Gabor, Tina Louise, Jennifer Aniston, and probably some other interesting folks ...
Posted by DLM at 8:44 PM
Labels: American history, asides, celebrate good times

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