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Top 10 January 8 Birthdays

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Can you guess who's going to hit Number 1? Well, ah... Uh-huh! Honorable Mention: January 8, 1911: Gypsy Rose Lee.  The former Rose Louise Hovick wrote the memoir  Gypsy , which became a successful Broadway musical and film at a time when the moralistic Hays Code was still in effect. She lived long enough to play a female newscaster on  Batman , and to be a regular panelist on the original version of  Hollywood Squares . Dishonorable Mention: January 8, 1958: Betsy DeVos.  Donald Trump's Secretary of Education. Dishonorable Mention: January 8, 1967: Robert Kelly.  It's a toss-up as to which one, Betsy DeVos or R. Kelly, did more harm to Americans under the age of 18. 10. January 8, 1735: John Carroll.  The 1st Catholic archbishop in America, he founded Georgetown University. 9. January 8, 1867: Emily Greene Balch.  A social worker, she fought urban poverty and child labor in Chicago, often alongside Jane Addams. She became a leading peace activist...