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May 10, 1957: Annie Turnbo Malone, a pioneer in the African-American beauty and cosmetics business, dies in Chicago

May 9, 1931: Albert Abraham Michelson dies at age 78

May 8, 1985: The lodge and cabins at Starved Rock State Park in LaSalle County are added to the National Register of Historic Places

May 7, 1890: Walter Flanigan, one of the co-founders of the National Football League, is born in Beardstown

May 6, 1915: Orson Welles, perhaps best remembered for his work in “The War of the Worlds” and “Citizen Kane,” is born

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