Today is Ancestor Appreciation Day. Hey, without them, we wouldn't be
here.
Today is Everybody's Day in Thomasville, North Carolina
(everybodysday.com).
Today is Fish amnesty day, a day to give fish a break by not
fishing
Today is National Hunting and Fishing Day. The only way to fish
today and not feel guilty is to take a kid along.
Today is Kiwanis Kids' Day, a day to honor and assist youth.
Today is World Tourism Day (world-tourism.org)
Today is National Crush A Can Day
Today is National Chocolate Milk Day.
Today is National Shut Up and Let Somebody Else Talk Day. Try a
pacifier.
Today is Puffin Appreciation Day.
On this date in . . .
1935: 13-year-old Judy Garland signed her first contract with MGM.
1938: Skinnay Ennis and His Orchestra played "Thanks for the
Memories" for the first time on "The Bob Hope Show" on the NBC-Red
Radio Network.
1942: Glenn Miller and his orchestra played together for the last
time, at the Central Theater in Passaic, New Jersey, prior to
Miller's entry into the U.S. Army.
1943: Bing Crosby and the Andrews Sisters recorded "Pistol Packin'
Mama" and "Jingle Bells" for Decca Records.
1954: After 15 months on late-night local New York City TV, "Tonight"
with Steve Allen debuted on NBC. Later hosts included Ernie Kovacs,
Jack Paar, Johnny Carson, and Jay Leno.
1976: Poet Hondo Crouch died. He was the owner, police chief, and
city manager of Luckenbach, Texas.
1979: Elton John collapsed onstage while performing "Better Off Dead"
at the Universal Amphitheatre in Los Angeles. After a brief delay,
though exhausted with the flu, John returned and completed the
concert.
1986: United Way in Cleveland released 1,429,643 helium-filled
balloons, the largest balloon release in history.
1989: Sony shelled out $3.4 billion in cash for Columbia Pictures.
1991: A Decatur, Alabama, auto dealership accepted a 450-pound bull
as part trade-in on a Lincoln Town Car.
1993: Republican Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison of Texas was indicted
on charges that, as Texas state treasurer, she had misused state
facilities and employees. The indictment was dismissed for technical
reasons; Hutchison was reindicted, and later acquitted.
1995: Time Warner bowed to public pressure and agreed to stop selling
so-called "gangsta" rap music, known for its violent, sexually
explicit lyrics.
1998: St. Louis Cardinal Mark McGwire's record-breaking season ended
with his 69th and 70th home runs.
2003: A Brazilian prisoner who tried to escape from Sao Paulo prison
while dressed as a woman was caught because he couldn't walk in high
heels. Guards said the man looked like a beautiful woman but waddled
like a duck.
2003: Dancer-singer-actor Donald O'Connor died in Calabasas,
California, at age 78.
2004: NBC announced that Conan O'Brien would take over for Jay Leno
the "Tonight" show in 2009.
2006: A burglar ransacked the living room of a house in the Dutch
town of Tiel. Unfortunately, the 20-year-old thief couldn't resist
playing the piano he found there, and his music woke the homeowner,
who called the police. The owner did not notice how well the burglar
played.
Birthdays: singer Meat Loaf is 57;
singer Avril Lavigne 24;
Color Me Badds Mark Calderon 38;
musician Randy Bachman 65;
singer/actress Joni Mitchell 65;
actress Gwyneth Paltrow 36;
actor Patrick Muldoon 40;
actor Shaun Cassidy 50;
actor Wilford Brimley 74;
baseball's Mike Schmidt 59.
A single candle can illuminate an entire room. A true friend lights up
an entire lifetime. Thanks for the bright lights of your friendship.
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