Karen Dotrice is an English actress most notable for her role as a child in Walt Disney's feature film adaptation of the Mary Poppins series of children's books. Dotrice was born in 1955 in the British Crown possession of Guernsey, Channel Islands, to two accomplished stage actors. Her acting career began on stage, expanded into film and television roles, and concluded with a short run as Desdemona in the 1981 Broadway production of Othello. In 1984, Dotrice retired from show business to focus on motherhood. She was named a Disney Legend in 2004.

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_______________________________ Today's selected anniversaries:

1799: The coup of 18 Brumaire led by Emmanuel Joseph Sieyès and Napoléon Bonaparte deposed the French government, replacing the Directory with the Consulate. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/18_Brumaire)

1918: German Emperor William II abdicated, Prince Maximilian of Baden resigned as Chancellor, and Philipp Scheidemann proclaimed the Weimar Republic. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weimar_Republic)

1953: Cambodia gained independence from France and became a constitutional monarchy under King Norodom Sihanouk. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cambodia)

1989: The Berlin Wall fell, marking the symbolic end of the Cold War, impending collapse of the Warsaw Pact, and beginning of the end of Soviet communism. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berlin_Wall)

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