John W. Vessey Jr. – the American four-star general who served as the 10th Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the 10th Vice Chief of Staff of the Army – was born on this day – June 29, 1922 – in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
He was a graduate of the University of Maryland, George Washington University, and the National War College.
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Elon Reeve Musk – the American entrepreneur – was born on this day – June 28, 1971 – in Pretoria, South Africa.
He holds a BA in physics and a BS in economics from the University of Pennsylvania.
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John Shalikashvili – the American four-star general who served as the 13th Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the Supreme Allied Commander Europe – was born on this day – June 27, 1936 – in Warsaw, Poland.
He was a graduate of Bradley University, George Washington University, and the Naval War College.
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Huyen “Steven” Cheung — President Trump’s campaign spokesman in the 2024 election — was born on this day — June 23, 1982 in Sacramento, California.
Mr Cheung attended California State University – Sacramento.
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Mark Milley – the American four-star general who served as the 20th Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the 39th Chief of Staff of the Army – was born on this day – June 18, 1958 – in Winchester, Massachusetts.
He is a graduate of Princeton University, Columbia University, and the Naval War College.
General Milley is a visiting professor at the Princeton School of Public and International Affairs and a senior fellow at the Belfer Center at Harvard University.
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Nick Van Eede – co-founder of the British rock band Cutting Crew – was born on this day – June 14 , 1958 – in Cuckfield, West Sussex, England.
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Thomas Baptist Morello – the American guitarist and political activist best known for his work with tenure with both Audioslave and Rage Against the Machine – was born on this day May 30, 1964 – in New York City.
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Stevie Nicks – the American singer best known for her work with Fleetwood Mac – was born on this day – May 26, 1948 – in Phoenix, Arizona.
She is a alumnus of San Jose State University.
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Michael Erik Kurilla – United States Army general who was appointed the 15th commander of United States Central Command – was born on this day – May 16, 1962.
General Kurilla holds an aerospace engineering degree from the United States Military Academy. Additionally, he earned an MBA at Regis University as well as a masters in national security studies from the National War College.
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Eric Emerson Schmidt – the American business executive and computer engineer – was born on this day – April 27, 1955 — in Falls Church, Virginia.
He holds a BSE from Princeton University, and both a MS and PhD from the University of California, Berkeley.
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