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July 24

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In 1783, Latin American revolutionary Simon Bolivar was born in Caracas, Venezuela.

In 1959, during a visit to the Soviet Union, Vice President Richard M. Nixon enered into an impromptu debate with Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev on the merits of American capitalism versus Soviet communism.  The confrontation became known as the "Kitchen Debate" because it took place in a meodel kitchen at a U.S. exhibition.

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Political cartoonist Patrick Oliphant  (1935)

Comedian Ruth Buzzi  (1936)

Actor Chris Sarandon  (1942)

Actress Lynda Carter  (1951)

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"No matter what side of an argument you're on, you always find some people on your side that you wish were on the other side."
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Jascha Heifetz, Russian-American violinist (1901-1987)