On this day: July 6

POSTED: 03:10 PM PDT Jun 27, 2012    UPDATED: 11:00 PM PDT Jul 05, 2012 

America names it currency, a political party holds its first convention and a first lady, media mogul, rocker, screen scream queen and religious leader are all born, all on this day in history.

OTD July 6 - Sir Thomas More
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1535: Sir Thomas More, seen here in this 1527 painting by Hans Holbein the Younger, is executed for treason against King Henry VIII of England.

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