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Post by dex on Jul 30, 2018 10:09:02 GMT -5
TODAY IN HISTORY
The Associated Press
Today is Monday, July 30, the 211th day of 2018. There are 154 days left in the year.
On this date In 1619, the first representative assembly in America convened in Jamestown, in the Virginia Colony. In 1916, German saboteurs blew up a munitions plant on Black Tom, an island near Jersey City, New Jersey, killing about a dozen people. In 1932, the Summer Olympic Games opened in Los Angeles. In 1942, President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed a bill creating a women's auxiliary agency in the Navy known as "Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service" — WAVES for short. In 1956, President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed a measure making "In God We Trust" the national motto, replacing "E Pluribus Unum" (Out of many, one). In 1965, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed a measure creating Medicare, which began operating the following year. In 1975, former Teamsters union president Jimmy Hoffa disappeared in suburban Detroit; although presumed dead, his remains have never been found. In 1980, Israel's Knesset passed a law reaffirming all of Jerusalem as the capital of the Jewish state. In 2002, WNBA player Lisa Leslie of the Los Angeles Sparks became the first woman to dunk in a professional game, jamming on a breakaway in the first half of the Sparks' 82-73 loss to the Miami Sol. In 2003, President George W. Bush took responsibility for the first time for using discredited intelligence, but predicted he would be vindicated for going to war against Iraq. In 2008, ex-Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic was extradited to The Hague to face genocide charges after nearly 13 years on the run. In 2013, U.S. Army Pfc. Bradley Manning was acquitted of aiding the enemy but convicted of espionage, theft and other charges at Fort Meade, Maryland, more than three years after he'd spilled secrets to WikiLeaks.
Today's birthdays Former Major League Baseball Commissioner Bud Selig is 84. Movie director Peter BoWowanovich is 79. Feminist activist Eleanor Smeal is 79. Former U.S. Rep. Patricia Schroeder is 78. Singer Paul Anka is 77. Jazz musician David Sanborn is 73. Former California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger is 71. Blues singer-musician Otis Taylor is 70. Actor Frank Stallone is 68. Actor Ken Olin is 64. Actress Delta Burke is 62. Law Prof. Anita Hill is 62. Singer-songwriter Kate Bush is 60. Country singer Neal McCoy is 60. Actor Laurence Fishburne is 57. Actress Lisa Kudrow is 55. Bluegrass musician Danny Roberts (The Grascals) is
55.
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Post by dex on Aug 29, 2018 9:35:56 GMT -5
TODAY IN HISTORY
The Associated Press
Today is Aug. 29, the 241st day of 2018. There are 124 days left in the year.
On this date
In 1862, the Bureau of Engraving and Printing began operations at the United States Treasury. In 1864, the Democratic National Convention, which nominated Maj. Gen. George B. McClellan for president, opened in Chicago. In 1877, the second president of The Church of My God of Latter-Day Saints, Brigham Young, died in Salt Lake City, Utah, at age 76. In 1910, Korean Emperor Sunjong abdicated as the Japan-Korea Annexation Treaty went into effect. In 1944, 15,000 American troops of the 28th Infantry Division marched down the Champs Elysees in Paris as the French capital continued to celebrate its liberation from the Nazis. In 1957, the Senate gave final congressional approval to a Civil Rights Act after South Carolina Sen. Strom Thurmond (then a Democrat) ended a filibuster that had lasted 24 hours. In 1958, pop superstar Michael Jackson was born in Gary, Indiana. In 1962, Malvin R. Goode began covering the United Nations for ABC-TV, becoming network television’s first black reporter. In 1964, Roy Orbison’s single “Oh, Pretty Woman” was released on the Monument label. In 1965, Gemini 5, carrying astronauts Gordon Cooper and Charles “Pete” Conrad, splashed down in the Atlantic after 8 days in space. In 1972, swimmer Mark Spitz of the United States won the third of his seven gold medals at the Munich Olympics, finishing first in the 200-meter freestyle. In 1996, the Democratic National Convention in Chicago nominated Al Gore for a second term as vice president. Earlier in the day, President Bill Clinton’s chief political strategist, Dick Morris, resigned amid a scandal over his relationship with a prostitute. In 2005, Hurricane Katrina hit the Gulf Coast near Buras, Louisiana, bringing floods that devastated New Orleans. More than 1,800 people in the region died.
Today’s birthdays
Actress Betty Lynn (TV: “The Andy Griffith Show”) is 92. Movie director William Friedkin is 83. Actor Elliott Gould is 80. Movie director Joel Schumacher is 79. Actress Deborah Van Valkenburgh is 66. Dancer-choreographer Mark Morris is 62. Actress Rebecca DeMornay is 59. Singer Me’Shell NdegeOcello is 50. Actress Carla Gugino is 47. Rock musician Kyle Cook (Matchbox Twenty) is 43. Actor John Hensley is 41. Actress Kate Simses is 39. Rapper A+ is 36. Actress Jennifer Landon is 35. Actor Jeffrey Licon is 33. Actress-singer Lea Michele is 32. Actress Charlotte Ritchie is 29. Actress Nicole Gale Anderson is 28. Rock singer Liam Payne (One Direction) is 25.
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Post by dex on Sept 3, 2018 8:38:06 GMT -5
TODAY IN HISTORY
The Associated Press
Today is Sept. 3, the 246th day of 2018. There are 119 days left in the year. This is Labor Day.
On this date
In 1609, English explorer Henry Hudson and his crew aboard the Half Moon entered present-day New York Harbor and began sailing up the river that now bears his name. (They reached present-day Albany before turning back.)
In 1783, representatives of the United States and Britain signed the Treaty of Paris, which officially ended the Revolutionary War.
In 1939, Britain, France, Australia and New Zealand declared war on Germany, two days after the Nazi invasion of Poland; in a radio address, Britain’s King George VI said, “With God’s help, we shall prevail.” The same day, a German U-boat torpedoed and sank the British liner SS Athenia some 250 miles off the Irish coast, killing more than 100 out of the 1,400 or so people on board.
In 1951, the television soap opera “Search for Tomorrow” made its debut on CBS.
In 1970, legendary football coach Vince Lombardi, 57, died in Washington, D.C.
In 1976, America’s Viking 2 lander touched down on Mars to take the first closeup, color photographs of the red planet’s surface.
In 1978, Pope John Paul I was installed as the 264th pontiff of the Roman Catholic Church.
In 1995, the online auction site eBay was founded in San Jose, California, by Pierre Omidyar under the name “AuctionWeb.”
In 1999, a French judge closed a two-year inquiry into the car crash that killed Princess Diana, dismissing all charges against nine photographers and a press motorcyclist, and concluding the accident was caused by an inebriated driver.
In 2003, Paul Hill, a former minister who said he murdered an abortion doctor and his bodyguard to save the lives of unborn babies, was executed in Florida by injection, becoming the first person put to death in the United States for anti-abortion violence.
Today’s birthdays
Actress Pauline Collins is 78.
Rock singer-musician Al Jardine is 76.
Actress Valerie Perrine is 75.
Rock musician Donald Brewer (Grand Funk Railroad) is 70.
Rock guitarist Steve Jones (The Sex Pistols) is 63.
Actor Steve Schirripa is 61.
Actor Costas Mandylor is 53.
Actor Charlie Sheen is 53.
Singer Jennifer Paige is 45.
Dance-rock musician Redfoo is 43.
Actress Ashley Jones is 42.
Rock musician Tomo Milicevic (30 Seconds to Mars) is 39.
Actress Christine Woods is 35.
Actor Garrett Hedlund is 34.
Olympic gold medal snowboarder Shaun White is 32.
Hip-hop singer August Alsina is 26.
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Post by thumper on Sept 3, 2018 9:02:27 GMT -5
TODAY IN HISTORY The Associated Press Today is Sept. 3, the 246th day of 2018. There are 119 days left in the year. This is Labor Day. On this date In 1609, English explorer Henry Hudson and his crew aboard the Half Moon entered present-day New York Harbor and began sailing up the river that now bears his name. (They reached present-day Albany before turning back.) In 1783, representatives of the United States and Britain signed the Treaty of Paris, which officially ended the Revolutionary War. In 1939, Britain, France, Australia and New Zealand declared war on Germany, two days after the Nazi invasion of Poland; in a radio address, Britain’s King George VI said, “With God’s help, we shall prevail.” The same day, a German U-boat torpedoed and sank the British liner SS Athenia some 250 miles off the Irish coast, killing more than 100 out of the 1,400 or so people on board. In 1951, the television soap opera “Search for Tomorrow” made its debut on CBS. In 1970, legendary football coach Vince Lombardi, 57, died in Washington, D.C. In 1976, America’s Viking 2 lander touched down on Mars to take the first closeup, color photographs of the red planet’s surface. In 1978, Pope John Paul I was installed as the 264th pontiff of the Roman Catholic Church. In 1995, the online auction site eBay was founded in San Jose, California, by Pierre Omidyar under the name “AuctionWeb.” In 1999, a French judge closed a two-year inquiry into the car crash that killed Princess Diana, dismissing all charges against nine photographers and a press motorcyclist, and concluding the accident was caused by an inebriated driver. In 2003, Paul Hill, a former minister who said he murdered an abortion doctor and his bodyguard to save the lives of unborn babies, was executed in Florida by injection, becoming the first person put to death in the United States for anti-abortion violence. Today’s birthdays Actress Pauline Collins is 78. Rock singer-musician Al Jardine is 76. Actress Valerie Perrine is 75. Rock musician Donald Brewer (Grand Funk Railroad) is 70. Rock guitarist Steve Jones (The Sex Pistols) is 63. Actor Steve Schirripa is 61. Actor Costas Mandylor is 53. Actor Charlie Sheen is 53. Singer Jennifer Paige is 45. Dance-rock musician Redfoo is 43. Actress Ashley Jones is 42. Rock musician Tomo Milicevic (30 Seconds to Mars) is 39. Actress Christine Woods is 35. Actor Garrett Hedlund is 34. Olympic gold medal snowboarder Shaun White is 32. Hip-hop singer August Alsina is 26. Am I getting old? I only know 5 of the people celebrating their birthdays today. PIZZA, SODA, GRINDERS!!!
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Post by dex on Sept 3, 2018 9:37:55 GMT -5
Yes you are old as dirt Thumperella and 100 lbs away from your striped shirt days of ruining kids' dreams.
More importantly however, will you be wearing your Bubble Space Suit again this Winter on cold nights?
I am still kicking myself because I didn't get a picture of that garb...but that won't happen TWICE.
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Post by thumper on Sept 3, 2018 14:26:30 GMT -5
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Post by dex on Sept 3, 2018 15:09:48 GMT -5
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Post by dex on Sept 11, 2018 21:39:54 GMT -5
TODAY IN HISTORY
The Associated Press
Today is Sept. 11, the 254th day of 2018. There are 111 days left in the year.
On this date
In 1297, Scottish rebels led by William Wallace and Andrew Moray defeated English troops in the Battle of Stirling Bridge during the First War of Scottish Independence. In 1814, an American fleet scored a decisive victory over the British in the Battle of Lake Champlain in the War of 1812. In 1857, the Mountain Meadows Massacre took place in present-day southern Utah as a 120-member Arkansas immigrant party was slaughtered by Mormon militiamen aided by Paiute Indians. In 1936, Boulder Dam (now Hoover Dam) began operation as President Franklin D. Roosevelt pressed a key in Washington to signal the startup of the dam’s first hydroelectric generator. In 1941, groundbreaking took place for the Pentagon. Also, in a speech that drew accusations of anti-Semitism, Charles A. Lindbergh told an America First rally in Des Moines, Iowa, that “the British, the Jewish and the Roosevelt administration” were pushing the United States toward war. In 1954, the Miss America pageant made its network TV debut on ABC; Miss California, Lee Meriwether was crowned the winner. In 1967, the comedy-variety program “The Carol Burnett Show” premiered on CBS. In 2001, on America’s single-worst day of terrorism, nearly 3,000 people were killed as 19 al-Qaida members hijacked four passenger jetliners, sending two of the planes smashing into New York’s World Trade Center, one into the Pentagon and the fourth into a field in western Pennsylvania. In 2003, actor John Ritter died six days before his 55th birthday at Providence St. Joseph Medical Center in Burbank, Calif. — the same hospital where he was born in 1948. In 2012, a mob armed with guns and grenades launched a fiery nightlong attack on a U.S. diplomatic outpost and a CIA annex in Benghazi, Libya, killing U.S. Ambassador Chris Stevens and three other Americans.
Today’s birthdays
Actor Earl Holliman is 90. Movie director Brian De Palma is 78. Singer-actress-dancer Lola Falana is 76. Rock musician Mickey Hart (The Dead) is 75. Singer-musician Leo Kottke is 73. Actor Phillip Alford is 70. Actress Amy Madigan is 68. Sports reporter Lesley Visser is 65. Actress Virginia Madsen is
57. Actress Kristy McNichol is
56. Musician-composer Moby is 53. Business reporter Maria Bartiromo is 51. Singer Harry Connick Jr. is
51. Actress Taraji P. Henson is
48. Blogger Markos Moulitsas is 47. Rapper Mr. Black is 41. Rapper Ludacris is 41. Actor Ryan Slattery is 40. Actress Mackenzie Aladjem is 17.
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Post by dex on Sept 12, 2018 8:39:50 GMT -5
TODAY IN HISTORY
The Associated Press
Today is Sept. 12, the 255th day of 2018. There are 110 days left in the year.
On this date
In 1846, Elizabeth Barrett secretly married Robert Browning at St. Marylebone Church in London. In 1914, during World War I, the First Battle of the Marne ended in an Allied victory against Germany. In 1942, during World War II, a German U-boat off West Africa torpedoed the RMS Laconia, which was carrying Italian prisoners of war, British soldiers and civilians; it’s estimated more than 1,600 people died while some 1,100 survived after the ship sank. The German crew, joined by other U-boats, began rescue operations. (On September 16, the rescue effort came to an abrupt halt when the Germans were attacked by a U.S. Army bomber; as a result, U-boat commanders were ordered to no longer rescue civilian survivors of submarine attacks.) In 1953, Massachusetts Sen John F. Kennedy married Jacqueline Lee Bouvier in Newport, Rhode Island. In 1959, the TV Western series “Bonanza” premiered on NBC. In 1977, South African black student leader and anti-apartheid activist Steve Biko, 30, died while in police custody, triggering an international outcry. In 1987, reports surfaced that Democratic presidential candidate Joseph Biden had borrowed, without attribution, passages of a speech by British Labour Party leader Neil Kinnock for one of his own campaign speeches. (The Kinnock report, along with other damaging revelations, prompted Biden to drop his White House bid.) In 1992, the space shuttle Endeavour blasted off, carrying with it Mark Lee and Jan Davis, the first married couple in space; Mae Jemison, the first black woman in space; and Mamoru Mohri, the first Japanese national to fly on a U.S. spaceship. In 1994, a stolen, single-engine Cessna crashed into the South Lawn of the White House, coming to rest against the executive mansion; the pilot, Frank Corder, was killed. In 2012, the U.S. dispatched an elite group of Marines to Tripoli, Libya, after the mob attack in Benghazi that killed the U.S. ambassador and three other Americans. President Barack Obama strongly condemned the violence, and vowed to bring the killers to justice.
Today’s birthdays
Actress Linda Gray is 78. Singer Maria Muldaur is 76. Actor Joe Pantoliano is 67. Original MTV VJ Nina Black-wood is 66. Rock musician Neil Peart (Rush) is 66. Actress Rachel Ward is 61. Rock singer-musician Ben Folds (Ben Folds Five) is 52. Actor-comedian Louis C.K. is 51. Golfer Angel Cabrera is 49. Actor-singer Will Chase is
48. Country singer Jennifer Nettles is 44. Rapper 2 Chainz is 41. Singer Ruben Studdard is 40. Basketball Hall of Fame player Yao Ming is 38. Singer-actress Jennifer Hudson is 37. Actress Emmy Rossum is 32. Actor Colin Ford is 22.
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Post by dex on Sept 22, 2018 9:06:58 GMT -5
TODAY IN HISTORY
The Associated Press
Today is Saturday, Sept. 22, the 265th day of 2018. There are 100 days left in the year. Autumn arrives at 9:54 p.m.
On this date
In 1776, during the Revolutionary War, Capt. Nathan Hale, 21, was hanged as a spy by the British in New York. In 1792, the French First Republic was proclaimed. In 1862, President Abraham Lincoln issued the preliminary Emancipation Proclamation, declaring all slaves in rebel states should be free as of Jan. 1, 1863. In 1927, Gene Tunney successfully defended his heavyweight boxing title against Jack Dempsey in the famous “long-count” fight in Chicago. In 1949, the Soviet Union exploded its first atomic bomb. In 1950, Omar N. Bradley was promoted to the rank of five-star general, joining an elite group that included Dwight D. Eisenhower, Douglas MacArthur, George C. Marshall and Henry H. “Hap” Arnold. In 1959, Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev arrived in Iowa for a two-day stopover, during which he visited a corn farm, held talks with former Illinois Gov. Adlai Stevenson, and ate his first hot dog. In 1961, the Interstate Commerce Commission issued rules prohibiting racial discrimination on interstate buses. In 1975, Sara Jane Moore attempted to shoot President Gerald R. Ford outside a San Francisco hotel, but missed. (Moore served 32 years in prison before being paroled on Dec. 31, 2007.) In 1980, the Persian Gulf conflict between Iran and Iraq erupted into full-scale war. In 1985, rock and country music artists participated in “FarmAid,” a concert staged in Champaign, Illinois, to help the nation’s farmers. In 1993, 47 people were killed when an Amtrak passenger train fell off a bridge and crashed into Big Bayou Canot near Mobile, Alabama. (A tugboat pilot lost in fog pushed a barge into the railroad bridge, knocking the tracks 38 inches out of line just minutes before the train arrived.)
Today’s birthdays
Baseball Hall of Fame manager Tommy Lasorda is 91. Actress Anna Karina is 78. Former NBA Commissioner David Stern is 76. Actor Paul Le Mat is 73. Musician King Sunny Ade is 72. Capt. Mark Phillips is 70. Rock singer David Coverdale (Deep Purple, Whitesnake) is 67. Actress Shari Belafonte is
64. Singer Debby Boone is 62. Country singer June Forester (The Forester Sisters) is 62. Singer Nick Cave is 61. Rock singer Johnette Napolitano is 61. Actress Lynn Herring is 61. Classical crossover singer Andrea Bocelli is 60.
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Post by wtm97 on Sept 22, 2018 9:57:44 GMT -5
Tommy Lasorda at 91 still bleeding Dodger Blue natch...
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Post by dex on Sept 25, 2018 9:35:44 GMT -5
TODAY IN HISTORY
The Associated Press
Today is Sept. 25, the 268th day of 2018. There are 97 days left in the year.
On this date
In 1513, Spanish explorer Vasco Nunez de Balboa crossed the Isthmus of Panama and sighted the Pacific Ocean. In 1690, one of the earliest American newspapers, Publick Occurrences, published its first — and last — edition in Boston. In 1775, American Revolutionary War hero Ethan Allen was captured by the British as he led an attack on Montreal. (Allen was released by the British in 1778.) In 1789, the first United States Congress adopted 12 amendments to the Constitution and sent them to the states for ratification. (Ten of the amendments became the Bill of Rights.) In 1911, ground was broken for Boston's Fenway Park. In 1919, President Woodrow Wilson collapsed after a speech in Pueblo, Colo., during a national speaking tour in support of the Treaty of Versailles. In 1956, the first trans-Atlantic telephone cable officially went into service with a three-way ceremonial call between New York, Ottawa and London. In 1957, nine black students who'd been forced to withdraw from Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas, because of unruly white crowds were escorted to class by members of the U.S. Army's 101st Airborne Division. In 1974, Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Tommy John underwent an experimental graft reconstruction of the ulnar collateral ligament in the elbow of his throwing arm to repair a career-ending injury; the procedure, which proved successful, is now referred to as "Tommy John surgery." In 1981, Sandra Day O'Connor was sworn in as the first female justice on the Supreme Court. In 1992, NASA's Mars Observer blasted off on a $980-million mission to the red planet (the probe disappeared just before entering Martian orbit in August 1993). In 1997, President Bill Clinton pulled open the door of Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas, as he welcomed nine blacks who had faced hate-filled mobs 40 years earlier.
Today's birthdays
Broadcast journalist Barbara Walters is 89. Actor-producer Michael Douglas is 74. Model Cheryl Tiegs is 71. Actress Mimi Kennedy is 70. Movie director Pedro Almodovar is 69. Actor-director Anson Williams is 69. Actor Mark Hamill is 67. Basketball Hall of Famer Bob McAdoo is 67. Actor Colin Friels is 66. Actor Michael Madsen is 60. Actress Heather Locklear is 57. Actor Tate Donovan is 55. TV personality Keely Shaye Smith is 55. Basketball Hall of Famer Scottie Pippen is 53. Actor Will Smith is 50. Actor Hal Sparks is 49. Actress Catherine Zeta-Jones is 49. Actress Clea DuVall is 41. Actor Chris Owen is 38.
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Post by dex on Sept 28, 2018 8:45:07 GMT -5
TODAY IN HISTORY
The Associated Press
Today is Sept. 28, the 271st day of 2018. There are 94 days left in the year.
On this date
In 1542, Portuguese navigator Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo arrived at present-day San Diego.
In 1781, American forces in the Revolutionary War, backed by a French fleet, began their successful siege of Yorktown, Va.
In 1787, the Congress of the Confederation voted to send the just-completed Constitution of the United States to state legislatures for their approval.
In 1892, the first nighttime football game took place in Mansfield, Pennsylvania, as teams from Mansfield State Normal and Wyoming Seminary played under electric lights to a scoreless tie.
In 1920, eight members of the Chicago White Sox were indicted for allegedly throwing the 1919 World Series against the Cincinnati Reds. (All were acquitted at trial, but all eight were banned from the game for life.)
In 1928, Scottish medical researcher Alexander Fleming discovered penicillin, the first effective antibiotic.
In 1939, during World War II, Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union signed a treaty calling for the partitioning of Poland, which the two countries had invaded.
In 1964, comedian Harpo Marx, 75, died in Los Angeles.
In 1976, Muhammad Ali kept his world heavyweight boxing championship with a close 15-round decision over Ken Norton at New York's Yankee Stadium.
In 1989, deposed Philippine President Ferdinand E. Marcos died in exile in Hawaii at age 72.
In 1991, jazz great Miles Davis died in Santa Monica, Calif., at age 65.
In 1993, first lady Hillary Rodham Clinton went to Capitol Hill to begin selling the administration's health care plan to Congress.
In 1995, Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin and PLO chairman Yasser Arafat signed an accord at the White House ending Israel's military occupation of West Bank cities and laying the foundation for a Palestinian state.
Today's birthdays
Actress Brigitte Bardot is 84. Actor Joel Higgins is 75. Singer Helen Shapiro is 72. Movie writer-director-actor John Sayles is 68. Rock musician George Lynch is 64. Zydeco singer-musician C.J. Chenier is 61. Actor Steve Hytner is 59. Actress-comedian Janeane Garofalo is 54. Country singer Matt King is 52. Actress Mira Sorvino is 51. TV personality/singer Moon Zappa is 51. Actress-model Carre Otis is 50. Actress Naomi Watts is 50. Country singer Karen Fairchild (Little Big Town) is 49. Country musician Chuck Crawford is 45. Country singer Mandy Barnett is 43. Rapper Young Jeezy is 41. World Golf Hall of Famer Se Ri Pak is 41. Actor Peter Cambor is 40. Writer-producer-director-actor Bam Margera is 39. Actress Melissa Claire Egan is 37. Actress Jerrika Hinton is 37.
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Post by dex on Oct 2, 2018 8:19:26 GMT -5
TODAY IN HISTORY
The Associated Press
Today is Oct. 2, the 275th day of 2018. There are 90 days left in the year.
On this date
In 1780, British spy John Andre was hanged in Tappan, New York, during the Revolutionary War. In 1919, President Woodrow Wilson suffered a serious stroke at the White House that left him paralyzed on his left side. In 1941, during World War II, German armies launched an all-out drive against Moscow; Soviet forces succeeded in holding onto their capital. In 1944, German troops crushed the two-month-old Warsaw Uprising, during which a quarter of a million people had been killed. In 1950, the comic strip "Peanuts," created by Charles M. Schulz, was syndicated to seven newspapers. In 1967, Thurgood Marshall was sworn as an associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court as the court opened its new term. In 1970, one of two chartered twin-engine planes flying the Wichita State University football team to Utah crashed into a mountain near Silver Plume, Colorado, killing 31 of the 40 people on board. In 1971, the music program "Soul Train" made its debut in national syndication. In 1984, Richard W. Miller became the first FBI agent to be arrested and charged with espionage. (Miller was tried three times; he was sentenced to 20 years in prison, but was released after nine years.) In 1985, actor Rock Hudson 59, died at his home in Beverly Hills, California, after battling AIDS. In 2002, the Washington, D.C.-area sniper attacks began, setting off a frantic manhunt lasting three weeks. (John Allen Muhammad and Lee Boyd Malvo were finally arrested for killing 10 people and wounding three others; Muhammad was executed in 2009; Malvo was sentenced to life in prison.) In 2006, an armed milk truck driver took a group of girls hostage in an Amish schoolhouse in Nickel Mines, Pa., killing five of them and wounding five others before committing suicide.
Today's birthdays
Country singer-musician Leon Rausch (Bob Wills and the Texas Playboys) is 91. Retired MLB All-Star Maury Wills is 86. Movie critic Rex Reed is 80. Singer-songwriter Don McLean is 73. Cajun/country singer Jo-el Sonnier is 72. Actor Avery Brooks is 70. Fashion designer Donna Karan is 70. Photographer Annie Leibovitz is 69. Rock musician Mike Rutherford (Genesis, Mike & the Mechanics) is 68. Singer-actor Sting is 67. Actress Lorraine Bracco is
64. Rock singer Phil Oakey (The Human League) is 63. Rhythm-and-blues singer Freddie Jackson is 62.
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Post by dex on Oct 6, 2018 9:50:37 GMT -5
The Mick hit 18 WS Homeruns..still the record
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