A quick look at Today in History, check out some Celebrity Birthdays, and find out what Days of the Year to celebrate.
TODAY IN HISTORY:
1779 – The College of Pennsylvania became the University of Pennsylvania. It was the first legally recognized university in America.
1845 – Grand Rapids’ first bridge over the Grand River at Bridge Street was completed.
1889 – Curtis P. Brady was issued the first permit to drive an automobile through Central Park in New York, NY.
1924 – In New York, NY, the first Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade was held.
1934 – Bank robber George “Baby Face” Nelson was killed by FBI agents near Barrington, IL.
1945 – CARE (then known as the Cooperative for American Remittances to Europe) was founded to send CARE Packages of food relief to Europe after World War II.
1973 – The U.S. Senate voted 92-3 to confirm Gerald R. Ford as Vice President after the resignation of Spiro T. Agnew. On December 6th the House would confirm him 387-35.
1980 – The TV show “Bosom Buddies”, starring Tom Hanks and Peter Scolari, premiered on ABC.
1996 – Disney’s live action movie “101 Dalmatians”, starring Glenn Close, debuted in theaters.
2002 – President Bush appointed former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger to lead an independent inquiry into causes of the 2001 terrorist attacks.
2005 – The first partial human face transplant was completed in Amiens, France.
2008 – The ocean liner Queen Elizabeth 2 (QE2) was taken out of service after more than 30 years. The ship was launched on September 20, 1967.
2009 – A 911 call from a neighbor of Tiger Woods, in Orlando, FL, reporting that the golfer had crashed his SUV outside his home unleashed a huge scandal over his infidelity that led to a divorce, the termination of millions of dollars of endorsement deals and a major blow to his previously squeaky-clean image.
2013 – Disney released it’s animated film “Frozen”.
BIRTHDAYS:
Gordon S. Wood – 92 years old (1933) – Historian and academic
Gilbert Strang – 91 years old (1934) – Mathematician and academic
Dave Giusti – 86 years old (1939) – Baseball player and manager
Marilyn Hacker – 83 years old (1942) – Poet and critic
Randy Brecker – 80 years old (1945) – Trumpeter and flugelhornist
Richard Codey – 79 years old (1946) – Politician, 53rd Governor of New Jersey
Neil Rosenshein – 78 years old (1947) – Tenor and actor
Jim Price – 76 years old (1949) – Basketball player and coach
Kathryn Bigelow – 74 years old (1951) – Director, producer, and screenwriter
Jim Wetherbee – 73 years old (1952) – Captain, engineer, and astronaut
Curtis Armstrong – 72 years old (1953) – Actor, singer, and producer
Steve Bannon – 72 years old (1953) – Media executive and political figure
Bill Nye – 70 years old (1955) – Engineer, educator, and television host
William Fichtner – 69 years old (1956) – Actor
Caroline Kennedy – 68 years old (1957) – Lawyer and diplomat, 27th United States Ambassador to Australia , daughter of President John F. Kennedy
Callie Khouri – 68 years old (1957) – Director, producer, and screenwriter
Michael A. Stackpole – 68 years old (1957) – Game designer and author
Mike Scioscia – 67 years old (1958) – Baseball player and manager
Kevin Henkes – 65 years old (1960) – Author and illustrator
Ken O'Brien – 65 years old (1960) – Football player and coach
Tim Pawlenty – 65 years old (1960) – Lawyer and politician, 39th Governor of Minnesota
Michael Rispoli – 65 years old (1960) – Actor
Maria Schneider – 65 years old (1960) – Composer and musician
Steve Oedekerk – 64 years old (1961) – Actor, director, and screenwriter
Charlie Benante – 63 years old (1962) – Drummer and songwriter
Mike Bordin – 63 years old (1962) – Drummer
Fisher Stevens – 62 years old (1963) – Actor, director, and producer
Robin Givens – 61 years old (1964) – Actress
Danielle Ammaccapane – 60 years old (1965) – Golfer
Andy Merrill – 59 years old (1966) – Television writer, producer and voice actor
Michael Vartan – 57 years old (1968) – French-American actor
Myles Kennedy – 56 years old (1969) – Singer-songwriter
Elizabeth Marvel – 56 years old (1969) – Actress
Kelly Loeffler – 55 years old (1970) – Politician and businesswoman
Kirk Acevedo – 54 years old (1971) – Actor
Iván Rodríguez – 54 years old (1971) – Puerto Rican-American baseball player
Nick Van Exel – 54 years old (1971) – Basketball player and coach
Shane Salerno – 53 years old (1972) – Screenwriter and producer
Samantha Harris – 52 years old (1973) – Model and television host
Evan Karagias – 52 years old (1973) – Wrestler and actor
Jon Runyan – 52 years old (1973) – Football player and politician
Twista – 52 years old (1973) – Rapper and producer
Martín Gramática – 50 years old (1975) – Argentine-American football player
Jean Grae – 49 years old (1976) – South African-American rapper and producer
Jaleel White – 49 years old (1976) – Actor and screenwriter
Willie Bloomquist – 48 years old (1977) – Baseball player
Andy Panko – 48 years old (1977) – Basketball player
Jimmy Rollins – 47 years old (1978) – Baseball player
Ricky Carmichael – 46 years old (1979) – Motocross racer
Hilary Hahn – 46 years old (1979) – Violinist
Brendan Haywood – 46 years old (1979) – Basketball player
Jackie Greene – 45 years old (1980) – Singer-songwriter and guitarist
Donta Smith – 42 years old (1983) – American-Venezuelan basketball player
Leslie Dewan – 41 years old (1984) – Entrepreneur
Domata Peko – 41 years old (1984) – Football player
Steven Silva – 39 years old (1986) – American-Filipino footballer
Michael Floyd – 36 years old (1989) – Football player
Bradley Zimmer – 33 years old (1992) – Baseball player
Aubrey Peeples – 32 years old (1993) – Actress and singer
Zoe Colletti – 24 years old (2001) – Actress
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