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December 9

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In 1907, Christmas seals went on sale for the first time, in the Wilmington, Del. post office.  The proceeds went to fight tuberculosis.

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Actor Douglas Fairbanks Jr.  (1929)

Former House Speaker Thomas "Tip" O'Neil  (1912)

Actor Kirk Douglas  (1916)

Comedian Redd Foxx  (1922)

Actress Dina Merrill  (1925)

Actor Dick Van Patten  (1928)

Actor-director  (1929)

Actor Beau Bridges  (1941)

Former football player Dick Butkus  (1942)

Singer Joan Armatrading  (1950)

Singer Donny Osmond  (1937)

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"The press, like fire, is an excellent servant, but a terrible master."
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James Fenimore Cooper, American author  (1789-1851)