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Today’s Political Birthday · July 28
Liz Cheney
Born July 28, 1966. Turns 60 today.
Elizabeth Lynne Cheney (born July 28, 1966) is an American attorney and former U.S. representative for Wyoming’s at-large district (2017–2023). She chaired the House Republican Conference from 2019 to 2021 and is known for her opposition to Donald Trump.
Cheney held State Department posts in the George W. Bush administration and co-founded Keep America Safe in 2009. She was vice chair of the House Select Committee on the January 6 Attack, lost renomination in 2022, and as of March 2023 is a professor of practice at the University of Virginia Center for Politics.
Bill Bradley (born July 28, 1943) is a former Knicks player who served as U.S. senator from New Jersey (1979–1997) and ran for the 2000 Democratic presidential nomination.
Mark Meadows (born July 28, 1959) is an American politician who represented North Carolina's 11th district (2013–2020) and was White House chief of staff (2020–2021).
Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis was born on this day in 1929. She served as First Lady (1961–1963), led White House restoration, and became a global fashion and cultural icon.
Thomas Heyward Jr. was born on this day in 1746. He signed the Declaration of Independence and Articles of Confederation as a Continental Congress delegate from South Carolina.
Baruch S. Blumberg was born on this day in 1925. He co-received the 1976 Nobel Prize for identifying hepatitis B and helped develop its test and vaccine.
Charles Dillon Perrine was born on this day in 1867. He was an astronomer who directed the Córdoba Observatory and led early eclipse attempts to test Einstein’s relativity.
