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1973 Birthday - Pamela Polk, Berlin Wisconsin, Miss America-Wisconsin 1996

1971 Birthday - Octus Polk, NFL guard for the Chicago Bears

1963 Birthday - Norm Charlton, born in Fort Polk, Louisiana, pitcher for the Seattle Mariners

1948 Event - CBS news correspondent George Polk's body is found in Greece

1948 Event - George Polk, CBS news correspondant, body found

1943 Birthday - Tony Joe White, born in Oak Grove, Louisiana, nickname, 'The Swamp Fox', singer, guitarist, songwriter, known for hit 'Polk Salad Annie', swam rock genre

1929 Birthday - John Polk Allen, Carnegie, Oklahoma, CEO, Biosphere 2

1864 Death - Leonidas Polk, general, killed in action in Battle of Pine Mt

1849 Death - James Knox Polk, 11th President (1845-1849), dies in Nashville, Tennessee at 53

1848 Event - Gas lights 1st installed at White House (Polk's administration)

1848 Event - President Polk triggers Gold Rush of '49, confirms California gold discovery

1848 Event - James K. Polk became 1st President photographed in office by Matthew Brady

1845 Event - James K. Polk inaugrated at 11th president

1844 Event - James K Polk elected 11th president of US

1833 Birthday - Lucius Eugene Polk, Brigadier General Confederate Army

1816 Birthday - William Polk Hardeman, Brigadier General Confederate Army

1806 Birthday - Leonidas Polk, Lieutenant General Confederate Army

1803 Birthday - Sarah Childress Polk, 1st lady, 1845-1849

1795 Birthday - James Knox Polk, North Carolina, 11th President, D, 1845-1849









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