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Top 10 March 14 Birthdays

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Somewhat Honorable Mention: March 14, 1863: Casey Jones.  Illinois Central Railroad engineer John Luther Jones was not the most honorable of men, and on the run that killed him on April 30, 1900 in Vaughan, Mississippi, he was reckless. But he still managed to save the lives of everyone on board his train, except for himself, and became a legend in literature and song. 10. March 14, 1920: Hank Ketcham.  He created the comic strip Dennis the Menace. 9. March 14, 1951: Jerry Greenfield. He and Ben Cohen founded Ben & Jerry's ice cream. Honorable Mention: March 14, 1887: Sylvia Beach.  She founded the bookstore chain Shakespeare and Company, and was a major supporter of writers who went on to become major novelists and poets. Dishonorable Mention: March 14, 1921: S. Truett Cathy.  He founded Chick-fil-A, but also put its bigoted policies into place. 8. March 14, 1958: Prince Albert II of Monaco.  The son of Prince Rainier III and Princess Grace Kelly, he follow...