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Milly La Foret, Jean Cocteau In His Garden In 1963.

Jean Cocteau

1889 - 1963

French writer, director and master of surrealism whose work includes "Orpheus" and "The Infernal Machine."

"The Heart Of Rock And Roll" Broadway Photo Call

Huey Lewis

1950 -

Singer-songwriter whose band Huey Lewis and the News had hits with "The Power of Love" and "The Heart of Rock & Roll."

USA Portraits - FIFA Women's World Cup Australia & New Zealand 2023

Megan Rapinoe

1985 -

Soccer player and LGBTQ+ advocate who led the U.S team to two Women's World Cup titles and gold at the 2012 Olympics.

1937

JUL

5

Minnesota-based Hormel introduces a canned luncheon meat it calls Spam (for spiced ham), spawning annual festivals like Spam Jam and Spamarama, where popular events include Spam sculpture carving (think Spam dragons, Spam Elvis and Spam Yoda).

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