On December 20, 1957, while spending the Christmas holidays at Graceland, his newly purchased Tennessee mansion, rock-and-roll star Elvis Presley receives his draft notice for the United States Army.
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On this day in history…
Washington, D.C., was established as the capital of the United States of America on December 12, 1800.
On this day in history…
Walt Disney (Walter Elias Disney) was born in 1901. He was an American Oscar-Emmy winning cartoonist. Disney and Ub Iwerks created Mickey Mouse in 1928, with Disney providing the voice. Disney holds the record for most Academy Awards earned by an individual, having won 22 Oscars from 59 nominations.
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Film: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937), Pinocchio (1940), Fantasia (1940), Dumbo (1941), Bambi (1942), Cinderella (1950), and Mary Poppins (1964, which earned five Oscars).
TV: The Mickey Mouse Club (1955-1996) and Walt Disney’s Disneyland (1954-, with several name changes).
Upcycling Broken China
Tuesday, Nov. 26 @ 5:00 p.m. Out-of-the-Box Crafters will creatively use broken china and other found items in making home decor and holiday gifts.
Please call the library to sign up for this program. 440.437.6545
Madame Curie’s Birthday-11.7.1867
Curie was not only the first woman to win a Nobel Prize, she also was the first person to win two Nobel Prizes AND the first woman to teach at the Sorbonne.
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