{"id":212,"date":"2026-11-04T00:59:00","date_gmt":"2026-11-04T05:59:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.celebrateandlearn.com\/?p=212"},"modified":"2025-12-20T18:01:49","modified_gmt":"2025-12-20T23:01:49","slug":"birthdays-8","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.celebrateandlearn.com\/?p=212","title":{"rendered":"Birthdays"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>M. T. Anderson<\/strong> (born Stow, Massachusetts, 1968) is a children\u2019s author. One of his books is <em>The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing<\/em>. Children could visit his <strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">very interesting<\/span><\/strong> website at: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mt-anderson.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">M. T. Anderson<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_8508\" style=\"width: 137px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8508\" class=\"  wp-image-8508\" src=\"http:\/\/www.celebrateandlearn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Laura-Bush.jpg\" alt=\"Laura Bush\" width=\"127\" height=\"219\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-8508\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Laura Welch Bush<\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>Laura Welch Bush<\/strong> (born Midland, Texas, 1946) was America&#8217;s First Lady from January 20, 2001 to January 20, 2009. She is the wife of George W. Bush, the forty-third president of the United States. She is the only First Lady to have twins. Children could visit a website at: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.firstladies.org\/biographies\/firstladies.aspx?biography=44\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Laura Bush<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Walter Leland Cronkite<\/strong> (born St. Joseph, Missouri, 1916; died New York, New York, July 17, 2009) was a journalist and television anchorperson. He was a pioneer in television news reporting. He was one of the first news reporters to break the news of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Gail E. Haley<\/strong> (born Charlotte, North Carolina, 1939) is a children\u2019s book author and illustrator. Her<em> A Story, A Story<\/em> earned the 1971 Caldecott Medal. Gail also received the 1976 Kate Greenaway Award for <em>The Post Office Cat<\/em>. Children could visit\u00a0her website, filled with videos and activities, at: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gailehaley.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Gail Haley<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Sterling North<\/strong> (born Edgerton, Wisconsin, 1906; died Whipanny, New Jersey, December 21, 1974) was a children\u2019s author. He wrote <em>Rascal<\/em>, the 1964 Newbery Honor Award book. His hometown bought his childhood home and created a museum. Children could visit\u00a0the museum\u2019s website, especially the photos, at: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sterlingnorthsociety.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sterling North<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Will Rogers<\/strong> (born Oolagah, Indian Territory (now called Oklahoma), 1879; died in a plane crash near Point Barrow, Alaska, August 15, 1935) was a famous humorist, writer, and actor. Children can learn more at: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.willrogers.com\/learn-about-will\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Will Rogers<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>M. T. Anderson (born Stow, Massachusetts, 1968) is a children\u2019s author. One of his books is The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing. Children could visit his very interesting website at: M. T. Anderson. Laura Welch Bush (born Midland, Texas, 1946) was America&#8217;s First Lady from January 20, 2001 to January 20, 2009. 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