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Here's a look at some notable birthdays being celebrated today: Tom Hanks Age: 56 Occupation: Actor, Producer and Director Known For: An incredibly long and decorated Hollywood résumé including back-to-back Best Actor Oscars for the films 'Forrest Gump' and 'Philadelphia' and nominated roles in 'Big,' 'Saving Private Ryan' and 'Cast Away,' voicing Woody in the 'Toy Story' franchise, his close frie

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history: 1850 – Zachary Taylor, the 12th president of the U.S., dies of cholera after only 16 months in office (More info) 1868 – The 14th Amendment to the United States Constitution is ratified, guaranteeing African-Americans full citizenship and all persons in the United States due process of law (More info)

It's a classic game of Cowboys vs. Indians... except for the fact that both guys involved are half naked. Robert John Burck, the man known as NYC's "Naked Cowboy," has acquired some new competition in the form of a "Naked Indian" named Adam David.

Roger Federer soundly defeated Britain's Andy Murray, 4-6, 7-5, 6-3, 6-4, on Sunday at Wimbledon to win his seventh men's singles title and tie Pete Sampras' open-era record for championships at the All England Club.

At 27 years old, swimmer Michael Phelps is at the top of his game. He's won countless honors, awards and medals during his career, leading some to describe him as the greatest athlete in history to ever grace the sport.

Final exams are never fun, but for one university class in Russia, their test was particularly bad. Not only did the instructor treat the class as her own personal happy hour, she also made it an impromptu sleepover.

Hopefully you’ll never be tried by a kangaroo court. And no, that doesn’t mean the jury will be made up of boxing marsupials.

Here are some of the people in the sports world celebrating birthdays on July 8:

Here are just some of the notable sports moments that happened on July 8 :

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history: 1776 – The first public reading of the Declaration of Independence happens in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, after which the Liberty Bell is rung (More info) 1777 – Vermont becomes the first colony to abolish slavery (More info)