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By Deborah Netburn, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer

1981: On Dec. 2, Britney Jean Spears is born in the small town of Kentwood, La., to a former schoolteacher mom and a building contractor dad.

1993: Young Brit, already an accomplished gymnast, joins the cast of “The New Mickey Mouse Club” on Disney along with Justin Timberlake, Keri Russell, Christina Aguilera and Ryan Gosling.