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• Today is Reading Guilt
Day, a day to actually start reading an entire book you only read the Cliff
Notes version of in college.
• Today is
National Blueberry Muffin Day.
• Today
is Advice-to-the-Lovelorn Day,. In 1896, the first advice-to-the-lovelorn
column was published in the New Orleans Picayune. Known as the Mother
Confessor to Millions, Dorothy Dix's column ran in 300 newspapers for 55
years. Her real name was Elizabeth Meriwether Gilmer.
• Today is
Drummer Appreciation Day, a day to honor those who add so much to the rhythm
of life.
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Today is International Town
Criers Day.
• Today is
World Population Day, a day to focus on population issues, sponsored by the
United Nations.
• Today is Independence Day
in
Mongolia.
On this date in . . .
1798: The U.S. Marine Corps was formally
re-established by a congressional act that also created the U.S. Marine
Band.
1914: Babe Ruth made his major-league debut
with the Boston Red Sox at an annual rookie salary of $2,900. Six years
later he signed with the Yankees for $125,000.
1933: All schoolteachers in Germany were
ordered to read Adolph Hitler's Mein Kampf and to become thoroughly familiar
with the Nazi creed.
1967: Singer Kenny Rogers formed the group The
First Edition. Their biggest hit was "Just Dropped In to See What Condition
My Condition Was In" in 1968, followed by "Ruby, Don't Take Your Love to
Town" in 1969.
1971: The U.S. Department of Agriculture was
allocated $19,520 to determine if a woman's place was in the home.
1985: Nolan Ryan of the Houston Astros became
the first pitcher in Major League Baseball to strike out 4,000 batters,
fanning Danny Heep of the New York Mets.
1987: Comedian Ellen Degeneres starred on the
first HBO "Women of the Night" TV special.
1988: South Korean police arrested 15,617
demonstrators in one day. They were concerned about security at the Olympic
Games in Seoul.
1992: A Japanese rancher told Tokyo reporters
he outfitted his cattle with pocket pagers. He said it took the cows about a
week to learn that the beep means it=s time to eat. He just dials the beeper
number and they come running.
1994: Shawn Eckardt was sentenced in Portland,
Oregon, to 18 months in prison for his role in the attack on skater Nancy
Kerrigan.
1996: Hung Chen-chih and Wang Mei-yun were
married in Taipei, Taiwan, while sitting on ostriches. They had beat out 42
other couples for the honor by riding the ostriches for longer than two
minutes.
1998: Air Force Lt. Michael Blassie, a casualty
of the Vietnam War, was buried near his Missouri home, after the positive
identification of his remains, which had been enshrined at the Tomb of the
Unknowns in Arlington, Virginia.
2000: Tim McCarthy delivered his daughter in
the passenger seat of his 1986 Firebird, parked at the Mini-Mart. Tim and
wife Melissa were headed for the hospital, but a healthy 7-pound 10 ounce
Melissa Marie couldn't wait. Tim said he was really glad he had watched the
doctor deliver the couple's first child and "sort of remembered" what to do.
Birthdays:
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singer Bonnie
Pointer 60; |
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singer
Suzanne Vega 52; |
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Bon Jovi's
Richie Sambora 52; |
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jazz
singer-musician Peter Cincotti 28; |
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actress Sela
Ward 55; |
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actress Debbe
Dunning 46; |
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actor Michael
Rosenbaum 39; |
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boxer Leon
Spinks 58. |
Q: Was
actress Sela Ward once a football cheerleader for: (a) the Nitney Lions; (b)
the Crimson Tide; or (c) the Golden Hurricane?
A: Alabama's Crimson Tide.
Q: The U.S. has more tornadoes than
any other nation. Is the #2 nation: (a) Russia; (b) Brazil; or (c)
Australia?
A: Australia has some 200-300 tornadoes a year. The U.S.
can have a thousand.
Q: At what
point in life do most children stop sharing their disappointments and
frustrations with their fathers: (a) 5th grade; (b) 6th grade; or (c) 7th
grade?
A: After 5th grade, most children confide negatives only
with their mothers (Research at the University of Maine, Bangor).
15 years ago today:
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The #1 song was "Waterfalls"
by TLC. |
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The #1 country song was "Sold
(The Grundy County Auction Incident)" by John
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is controlling us.
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