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Here's a look at some notable birthdays being celebrated today: Bruce Springsteen Age: 64 Occupation: Singer, Songwriter, and Musician Known For: His brand of heartland rock with poetic lyrics, iconic rock songs like 'Born to Run,' winning 20 Grammy Awards, and being widely regarded as one of the most influential songwriters of the 20th century

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history: 1789 – The office of United States Postmaster General is established (More info) 1862 – President Abraham Lincoln issues the preliminary Emancipation Proclamation, which proposes to free all slaves of rebel states as of January 1, 1863 (More info)

Here's a look at some notable birthdays being celebrated today: Joan Jett Age: 54 Occupation: Singer, Songwriter, and Musician Known For: Her work with Joan Jett & the Blackhearts, who had hits such as 'I Love Rock 'n' Roll,' 'I Hate Myself for Loving You,' 'Do You Want to Touch Me,' and 'Bad Reputation,' her love of black leather, and being one of rock music's most enduring female vocalists R

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history: 1780 – American General Benedict Arnold commits treason by giving the British the plans to West Point (More info) 1792 – The National Convention declares France a republic and abolishes the monarchy (More info)

Here's a look at some notable birthdays being celebrated today: Bill Murray Age: 62 Occupation: Actor and Screenwriter Known For: Being part of the original cast of 'Saturday Night Live,' starring in numerous comedy classics like 'Caddyshack,' 'Ghostbusters,' and 'Stripes,' and garnering an Oscar nomination for his dramatic role in 'Lost in Translation'

It only took three weeks and we already have our first real shakeup in the national title and Heisman races after #2 USC fell to Stanford for the fourth straight year. Other highlights this week include Alabama, LSU and Florida State all putting on defensive clinics, Notre Dame knocking off a Top Ten opponent for the first time in seven years and Virginia Tech and BYU both finding themselves on th

Here's a look at some notable birthdays being celebrated today: Tyler Perry Age: 43 Occupation: Actor and Comedian Known For: His TV shows 'Tyler Perry's House of Payne' 'Meet the Browns' and 'Tyler Perry's for Better or Worse' on TBS, and for playing the role of Madea in several movies.

1901 – US President William McKinley dies after a September 6 assassination attempt and is succeeded by Theodore Roosevelt (More info) 1927 – Modern dance pioneer Isadora Duncan is killed in a bizarre accident when the enormous silk scarf around her neck gets tangled in the rear hubcaps of her moving car (More info)

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history: 1814 – Francis Scott Key pens a poem which is later set to music and in 1931 becomes America's national anthem, 'The Star-Spangled Banner' (More info) 1898 – Hannibal Goodwin patents celluloid photographic film (More info)

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history: 1940 – Ancient cave paintings are discovered in Lascaux, France (More info) 1953 – Senator John Fitzgerald Kennedy of Massachusetts marries Jacqueline Lee Bouvier (More info)