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The Happy Birthday song has finally been ruled as belonging to the public domain, but did you know of its tangled history? On June 27, 1859, teacher Mildred Hill was born. You may not know her name ...

“When did Black people get together and change the birthday song? I missed the meeting.” You and just about everyone else, bruh. Someone — we’re really not sure who — lit up “Happy Birthday,” changed ...