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Dog Days begin today. Traditionally, the hottest 40 days of the year, blamed by our
ancient ancestors on Sirius, the Dog Star.
Dog Days Begin
Today
And
July 4th Fun
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Air Conditioning Appreciation Days begin today
and continue through August
15th..
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Today is Stay Out of the Sun Day. For health's sake, give your skin a break
(wellcat.com)..
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Today is Compliment Your Mirror Day.
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The Ducktona 500 is today. Some 7,000 fans are expected for the annual
plastic duck races in Sheboygan Falls, Wisconsin.
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Today is Idaho Admission Day. Idaho became the 43rd U.S. state on July 3, 1890.
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Today is Independence Day in
Belarus and Heroes Day in
Zambia.
On this date in . . .
1871: The Jesse James gang robbed the bank at
Corydon, Iowa, and escaped with $45-thousand.
1922:
Fruit Garden and Home magazine
published its first issue. Two years later, the publication became
Better Homes and
Gardens.
1940: The legendary comedy team of Bud Abbott and
Lou Costello debuted on NBC Radio, replacing Fred Allen for the summer
1965: Roy Rogers’ horse Trigger died at age
33. Roy had the horse stuffed and displayed at the Double-R-Bar ranch in Apple Valley,
California.
1966: Tony Cloninger had a good day. His Braves
beat the Giants in Candlestick Park 17 to 3, and Cloninger not only was the winning
pitcher, he also hit two grand slam homers and drove in a 9th run with a single.
1970: Some 200,000 heard Jimi Hendrix play
"The Star Spangled Banner" as the 3-day Atlanta Pop Festival opened in Byron,
Georgia. Two days later Governor Lester Maddox said he would seek legislation to ban rock
festivals in Georgia.
1974: The city of Catania, Sicily, banned the table
soccer game "Flipper" because it diverted the young from their studies.
1986: President Ronald Reagan re-lit the
Statue of Liberty's torch in New York Harbor. A $66 million restoration of the statue was
completed 100 year after its dedication.
1989: Actor Jim Backus died at age 76. He was the
voice of Mr. Magoo and played the millionaire Thurston Howell on
Gilligan's Island.
1992: Three performing dolphins escaped from their
pen in Key Largo, Florida and showed up several days later in a golf course lagoon in Key
Biscayne. They performed for golfers voluntarily at 10:00 a.m., 2:00 p.m., and 4:00 p.m.,
apparently hoping to be fed.
1994: Actor Liam Neeson and actress Natasha
Richardson were married.
1996:
Animal activists condemned a bar in
Wellington, New Zealand, for encouraging customers to use frozen chickens as bowling
balls.
2004: The UN brought together experts
from 60 countries in Geneva to discuss standards for classification and safe storage of
fireworks.
2004:
Maria Sharapova won her first Grand Slam title
by beating Serena Williams 6-1, 6-4 at Wimbledon.
2005:
Water temperatures in the lower Great Lakes were
reported at a 5-year high.
Birthdays:
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actor Tom Cruise is 49 today; |
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actress Betty Buckley 64; |
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actress Hunter Tylo 49; |
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humorist Dave Barry 64; |
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TV talker Montel Williams 55; |
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singer Aaron Tippin
52; |
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singer Johnny Lee 65; |
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singer Fontella Bass
71; |
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singer Tonia Tash (Divine)
32; |
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musician Pete Fountain
81; |
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baseball's Greg Vaughn 46; |
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baseball's Moises Alou 45; |
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football's Neil O’Donnell 45. |
Q: Is actor Tom
Cruise’s real name: (a) Tom Mapotter; (b) Tom Mapother; or (c) Tom Mapupper?
A: Thomas Cruise Mapother IV.
Q: Which veteran rock star
has a grittier, more bluesy sound because of a basketball accident: (a) Bonnie Tyler; (b)
Mick Jagger; or (c) Tom Petty?
A: When he was 16, Mick Jagger bit the tip of his tongue
off during a basketball game.
Q: After high school,
instead of going to college, did Tom Cruise: (a) take acting lessons; (b) join the army;
or (c) work as a busboy in a restaurant?
A: Worked as a busboy.
Fun Fact: In Chicago
it’s still illegal to take a French poodle to the opera.
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