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    1. History Moment - 8-28-06
    2. John Ashbury
    3. On August 28, 1774, Elizabeth Ann Bayley (Seton), America's first native-born saint of The Roman Catholic church, was born in New York City. She is buried in Emmitsburg. On August 28, 1898, Charles Miller, son of Martin Miller of Middletown, stabbed Roy Brown, an 18-year-old colored youth, in the neck with a pocket knife, severing his jugular vein. The two men quarreled over Miller's bragging about how fast he rode his bicycle from Baltimore to a religious camp meeting near Braddock Heights. On August 28, 1976, the National Shrine of Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton was dedicated in Emmitsburg. If anyone can add information to these History Moments, or would like to suggest an item for another calendar day, please contact me privately. John W. Ashbury (wasps65@earthlink.net)

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