No close family anniversaries. Born in Dunbar, Scotland, on this date in 1834: Scottish-American naturalist John Muir. Portrait above, c. 1907, shown next to the Hech Hechy Valley of Yosemite National Park. That photo is also from the early 1900s, before construction of the O’Shaughnessy Dam.
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Born on this date in 1926: Her Royal Highness, Queen Elizabeth II of England. Happy birthday, Your Majesty!
