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:
1620 – The Mayflower departed from Plymouth, England with 102 passengers on board. The ship arrived at Provincetown, MA, on November 21st and then at Plymouth, MA, on December 26th.
1782 – The Great Seal of the United States was used for the first time when it was impressed on document to negotiate a prisoner of war agreement with the British.
1908 – The General Motors Company was founded by William Crapo “Billy” Durant. The company was formed by merging the Buick and Oldsmobile car companies.
1919 – The American Legion was incorporated.
1920 – A bomb in a horse wagon exploded in front of the J.P. Morgan building in New York, NY, killing 38 and injuring 400.
1924 – Grand Rapids, MI’s first radio station signed on the air. It was WEBK, which would later become WOOD Radio.
1940 – President Theodore Roosevelt signed into law the Selective Training and Service Act, which set up the first peacetime military draft in U.S. history.
1959 – The first successful photocopier, the Xerox 914, was introduced in a demonstration on live television from New York, NY.
1960 – The U.S. and Canada began construction of the Sault Ste. Marie International Bridge.
1963 – The TV show “The Outer Limits” premiered on ABC.
1965 – The TV show “The Dean Martin Show” premiered on NBC.
1968 – The final episode of TV show “The Andy Griffith Show” aired on CBS.
1972 – The TV show “The Bob Newhart Show” premiered on CBS. It would run for 6 seasons.
1974 – President Gerald Ford announced a conditional amnesty program for draft-evaders and deserters during the Vietnam War.
1976 – The Episcopal Church formally approved women to be ordained as priests and bishops.
1984 – The TV show “Miami Vice” premiered.
1993 – The first episode of “Frasier” aired on TV. The series would run for 11 seasons and pick up a total of 37 Prime-time Emmy awards.
1994 – Exxon Corporation was ordered by federal jury to pay $5 billion in punitive damages to the people harmed by the Exxon Valdez spill in 1989.
1994 – The movie “Timecop” premiered in theaters.
1994 – Two astronauts from the Space Shuttle “Discovery” go on the first unthethered spacewalk in 10 years.
1996 – “Judge Judy” debuted on TV.
1998 – Universal paid $9 million for the rights to the Dr. Seuss classics “How the Grinch Stole Christmas” and “Oh, the Places You’ll Go.”
1998 – Meryl Streep received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
2004 – Hurricane Ivan made landfall in Gulf Shores, AL as a Category 3 hurricane.
2005 – Johnny Depp placed his handprint and footprints in cement at Hollywood’s Grauman’s Chinese Theater, in Hollywood, CA.
2007 – O.J. Simpson was arrested in Las Vegas, NV, for his involvement in the alleged armed robbery of sports memorabilia from a hotel room at the Palace Station Hotel and Casino.
BIRTHDAYS:
George Chakiris – 88 years old (1934) – Actor (“West Side Story”)
Joe Butler – 81 years old (1941) – Drummer, vocalist (The Lovin’ Spoonful)
Bernie Calvert – 80 years old (1942) – Guitarist, keyboardist (The Hollies)
Linda Henning – 78 years old (1944) – Actress (Played Betty Jo Bradley on TV’s “Petticoat Junction”)
Ron Blair – 74 years old (1948) – Bassist (Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers)
Kenney Jones – 74 years old (1948) – Drummer (Faces, The Who)
Susan Ruttan – 74 years old (1948) – Actress (TV’s “L.A. Law”)
Ed Begley Jr. – 73 years old (1949) – Actor, comedian (TV’s “St. Elsewhere”, movies “Best in Show”, “A Mighty Wind”)
Mickey Rourke – 70 years old (1952) – Actor (“The Wrestler”, “Sin City”, “Angel Heart”, “Barfly”, “9-1/2 Weeks”, “Rumble Fish”, “Diner”)
Mark McEwen – 68 years old (1954) – Radio host, TV personality (TV’s “CBS This Morning”)
David Copperfield – 66 years old (1956) – Magician
Jennifer Tilly – 64 years old (1958) – Actress (“Bullets Over Broadway”, “The Fabulous Baker Boys”, “Liar Liar”, “Bound”, “Bride of Chucky”)
Richard Marx – 59 years old (1963) – Singer
Molly Shannon – 58 years old (1964) – Comedian, actress (TV’s “Saturday Night Live”, movies “Superstar”, “Year of the Dog”)
Marc Anthony – 54 years old (1968) – Singer, actor
Amy Poehler – 51 years old (1971) – Comedian, Actress (TV’s “Parks and Recreation”, “Saturday Night Live”, movies “Baby Mama”, “Mr. Woodcock”, “Blades of Glory”, “Mean Girls”)
Alexis Bledel – 41 years old (1981) – Actress (TV’s “Gilmore Girls”)
Madeline Zima – 37 years old (1985) – Actress (TV’s “The Nanny”)
Ian Harding – 36 years old (1986) – Actor (TV’s “Pretty Little Liars”)
Nick Jonas – 30 years old (1992) – Singer, actor (The Jonas Brothers)
TODAY IS:
International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer
National Choose Your Chocolate Day
National Cinnamon-Raisin Bread Day
National Concussion Awareness Day
National POW/MIA Recognition Day
For additional information check out websites like: www.on-this-day.com, www.born-today.com, www.famousbirthdays.com, www.daysoftheyear.com, and www.nationaldaycalendar.com.
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Thanks Scott that is a fun read
Fun read thanks