Today in history: George H.W. Bush was born

The 41st president was born in 1924

George Bush, Sr.
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June 12

On this day. 1971: A White House wedding. Tricia Nixon married Edward Finch Cox in the Rose Garden.

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On this day. 1987: President Reagan, in front of the Berlin Wall, challenged Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev to "tear down this wall!" Just 29 months after Reagan's challenge, the Berlin Wall did indeed fall, a symbolic end to the Cold War in Europe.

Quote of the day

"I'm conservative, but I'm not a nut about it." — George H.W. Bush

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