August 8, 1896

“I do not understand how anyone can live without some small place of enchantment to turn to.” Marjorie Rawlings

Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings American author was born.

Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings, American author known for novels with rural themes, recipient of the Pulitzer Prize for her novel The Yearling” which was later made into a movie.

Majorie Rawlings | Britannica: https://www.britannica.com/biography/Marjorie-Kinnan-Rawlings
Majorie Kinnan Rawlings Society | Official Site: http://rawlingssociety.org
Majorie Rawlings | Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/list/46158.Marjorie_Kinnan_Rawlings
Majorie Rawlings | New World Encyclopedia: http://www.newworldencyclopedia.org/entry/Marjorie_Kinnan_Rawlings
Majorie Rawlings | Quotes: https://www.goodreads.com/author/quotes/46158.Marjorie_Kinnan_Rawlings

Link to Photo Credit: Marjorie K. Rawlings

January

January 4, 1969

Marla Lee Runyan American professional track and field athlete who is legally blind is born.

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December 9, 1973

Stacey Yvonne Abrams American Georgia Democrat politician is born.

January

July 4, 1911

Alaska Native civil rights champion Elizabeth Peratrovich, who played an instrumental role in the 1945 passage of the first anti-discrimination law in the United States was born

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