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April 26th in History

Disaster at Chernobyl! It's the birthday of Marcus Aurelius, John James Audubon, and Carol Burnett; John Wilkes Booth, Gypsy Rose Lee (above), Count Basie, and Lucille Ball died. Happy Pretzel Day!

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Quote of the Day

"If a thing is worth doing, it's worth doing slowly...very slowly."

Gypsy Rose Lee, ecdysiast and author died April 26, 1970