What Happened on July 4, 2008

Famous Weddings

Samantha Power

American journalist and diplomat Samantha Power (37) weds American law professor Cass Sunstein (53) at Church of Mary Immaculate in County Kerry, Ireland

Famous Deaths

Charles Wheeler, British journalist (b. 1923)
Evelyn Keyes, American actress (Gone With The Wind), dies at 91
Janwillem van de Wetering, Dutch author (Hugh Pine books; Murder By Remote Control), dies at 77 [1]
Jesse Helms, American politician (Senator -D/R-North Carolina, 1973-2003), dies at 86
Terrence Kiel, American Football Player (b. 1980)
Thomas M. Disch, American sci-fi author (Genocides, 102 H-Bombs), dies at 68

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