On this day: July 9

POSTED: 03:31 PM PDT Jun 28, 2012    UPDATED: 11:00 PM PDT Jul 08, 2012 

A president dies, new nations are born, the All-Star Game goes indoors and a jam band performs for the last time, all on this day in history.

OTD July 9 - Donald Rumsfeld
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Department of Defense

1932: Donald Rumsfeld, who would go onto become U.S. secretary of defense for both President Gerald Ford and President George W. Bush, is born.

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