Emancipation Proclamation

Today in History: Born on August 20

Richard Henry Lee, American Revolutionary patriot and signatory of the Declaration of Independence.

Charles III, King of Spain.

Anne Clough, promoter of higher education.

Bessy Colman, first African American aviator.

George Burns, comedian and actor in vaudeville, radio, television and film.

Joy Adamson, British author and naturalist (Born Free).

Dr. Edwin 'Buzz' Aldrin, second man to walk on the moon.

Civil War Times

Civil War buffs descend on small Georgia town for part-country fair, part history lesson