In 1922, Rebecca L. Felton of Georgia was sworn in as the first woman to serve as a member of the U.S. Senate. (Mrs. Felton's tenure lasted only a day; she had been appointed to serve out the remaining term of the late Senator Thomas E. Watson before his elected successor took office.)
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Baseball Hall of Famer Stan Musial (1920)
Actress-singer Vivian Blaine (1921)
Actor Laurence Luckinbill (1934)
Actress Marlo Thomas (1937)
Ballet dancer Natalia Makarova (1940)
Actress Juliet Mills (1941)
Actress Goldie Hawn (1945)
Actress-singer Lorna Luft (1952)
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"The mere absence of war is not peace. The mere absence of recession is not growth."