On this day......

Ken Lagerquist · Post by **Ken Lagerquist** » Wed Oct 24, 2007 6:54 pm

Dang it!!! I knew i loved my heritage for a reason!!! hahahaha

Mike Nordin · Post by **Mike Nordin** » Wed Oct 24, 2007 9:22 pm

You know it brotha from antha motha!!!

Jason Spoor · Post by **Jason Spoor** » Wed Nov 14, 2007 6:15 am

November 14th, 1998 - Carmen Electra and Dennis Rodman were married in Las Vegas, NV.

Casey Fisher · Post by **Casey Fisher** » Wed Nov 14, 2007 8:32 am

Jason Spoor wrote:November 14th, 1998 - Carmen Electra and Dennis Rodman were married in Las Vegas, NV.

I was at this wedding!!! Okay, maybe not. Nice factoid though Roops.

Jason Spoor · Post by **Jason Spoor** » Wed Jan 09, 2008 6:54 am

January 9th, 1984 - Clara Peller was first seen by TV viewers in the "Where's the Beef?" commercial campaign for Wendy's.

Todays notable birthdays:

Richard Milhous Nixon (U.S.) 1913
Bart Starr (NFL) 1934
Bob Denver 1935
Dick Enberg 1935
Jimmy Page (Led Zeppelin) 1944
Crystal Gayle 1951
Dave Mathews 1967
Steve Harwell (Smash Mouth) 1967

Casey Fisher · Post by **Casey Fisher** » Wed Jan 09, 2008 8:57 am

Good work kid... This day in history is back!!!

Jason Spoor · Post by **Jason Spoor** » Thu Jan 10, 2008 7:28 am

January 10th, 1971 - "Masterpiece Theatre" premiered on PBS with host Alistair Cooke. The introduction drama series was "The First Churchills."

Todays notable birthdays:

Willie McCovey 1938
Sal Mineo 1939
Jim Croce 1943
Frank Sinatra Jr. 1944
Rod Stewart 1945
George Foreman 1949
Bobby Rahal 1953
Pat Benatar 1953
Chris Smith (Kris Kross) 1979

Jason Spoor · Post by **Jason Spoor** » Fri Jan 11, 2008 6:51 am

January 11th, 1935 - Amelia Earhart Putnam became the first woman to fly solo from Hawaii to California.

Todays notable birthdays:

Naomi Judd (The Judds) 1946
Ben Crenshaw 1952
John Sessions 1953
Mary J. Blige 1971

Jason Spoor · Post by **Jason Spoor** » Mon Jan 14, 2008 7:38 am

January 14th, 1954 - Marilyn Monroe and Joe DiMaggio were married. The marriage only lasted nine months.

Todays notable birthdays:

Benedict Arnold 1741
Andy Rooney 1919
Faye Dunaway 1941
L.L. Cool J (James Todd Smith) 1968
Jason Bateman 1969

Jason Spoor · Post by **Jason Spoor** » Tue Jan 15, 2008 7:24 am

January 15th, 1844 - The University of Notre Dame received its charter from the state of Indiana.

Todays notable birthdays:

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. 1929
Ronnie Van Zandt 1949
Mario Van Peebles 1957
Lisa Lisa 1967
Chad Lowe 1968

Jason Spoor · Post by **Jason Spoor** » Wed Jan 16, 2008 7:01 am

January 16th, 1920 - Prohibition went into effect in the U.S.

Todays notable birthdays:

Ethel Merman 1909
Dizzy Dean 1911
A.J. Foyt 1935
Barbara Lynn 1942
Jim Stafford 1944
Ronnie Milsap 1944
John Carpenter 1948
Debbie Allen 1950
Kate Moss 1974
Aaliyah 1979

Lauren A. Scrafford · Post by **Lauren A. Scrafford** » Wed Jan 16, 2008 7:41 am

Jason Spoor wrote:January 15th, 1844 - The University of Notre Dame received its charter from the state of Indiana.

Todays notable birthdays:

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. 1929
Ronnie Van Zandt 1949
Mario Van Peebles 1957
Lisa Lisa 1967
Chad Lowe 1968

Okay this must have been an oversight, you forgot me. I was born on this day also and at least I've heard of myself!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Other than Martin Luther King; who are all these other clowns??????????? Oh by the way, my little brother (Doug) was born on this day also, you forgot him also(he's not quite as famous as I am, though)!!!!!!!

Lauren A. Scrafford

Mike Nordin · Post by **Mike Nordin** » Wed Jan 16, 2008 8:48 am

Happy B-day!
Van Pebbles-actor-best role was in clint eastwoods "heartbreak ridge"
Lisa Lisa-drummer/singer for prince-then unsuccessfull solo career.
Chad Lowe-actor/nobody-Rob Lowe's younger brother/Hillary Swank's ex.
Ronnie Van Sandt-???

Jason Spoor · Post by **Jason Spoor** » Thu Jan 17, 2008 6:56 am

January 17th, 1806 - James Madison Randolph, grandson of U.S. President Thomas Jefferson, was the first child born in the White House.

Todays notable birthdays:

Benjamin Franklin 1706
Al Capone 1899
Betty White 1922
Eartha Kitt 1927
Vidal Sassoon 1928
James Earl Jones 1931
Troy Donahue 1937
Maury Povich 1939
Muhammad Ali 1942
Andy Kaufman 1949
David Caruso 1956
Steve Harvey 1957
Jim Carrey 1962
Kid Rock 1971
Ray J 1981

Jason Spoor · Post by **Jason Spoor** » Fri Jan 18, 2008 7:25 am

January 18th, 1975 - "The Jeffersons" debuted on CBS-TV.

Todays notable birthdays:

Oliver Hardy 1892
Cary Grant 1904
Kevin Costner 1955

Jason Spoor · Post by **Jason Spoor** » Mon Jan 21, 2008 7:09 am

January 21st, 1999 - The U.S. Coast Guard intercepted a ship headed for Houston, TX, that had over 9,500 pounds of cocaine aboard. It was one of the largest drug busts in U.S. history.

Todays notable birthdays:

Stonewall Jackson 1824
Christian Dior 1905
Telly Savalas 1924
Benny Hill 1925
Wolfman Jack 1939
Jack Nicklaus 1940
Placido Domingo 1941
Billy Ocean 1950
Robby Benson 1956
Geena Davis 1957
Hakeem Olajuwon 1963
Jam Master Jay (Run-DMC) 1965
Emma Lee Bunton (Spice Girls) 1978
Nokio (Dru Hill) 1979

Jason Spoor · Post by **Jason Spoor** » Tue Jan 22, 2008 7:04 am

Jason Spoor · Post by **Jason Spoor** » Thu Jan 24, 2008 7:02 am

January 24th, 1935 - Krueger Brewing Company placed the first canned beer on sale in Richmond, VA.

Todays notable birthdays:

John Beasley Brickhouse 1916
Ernest Borgnine 1917
Oral Roberts 1918
Ray Stevens 1939
Neil Diamond 1941
Aaron Neville 1941
Warren Zevon 1947
John Belushi 1949
Yakov Smirnoff 1951
Mary Lou Retton 1968
Tatyana Ali 1979

Jason Spoor · Post by **Jason Spoor** » Mon Feb 04, 2008 6:45 am

February 4th, 1999 - Gary Coleman was sentenced to a $400 fine, a suspended 90-day jail sentence, and ordered to attend 52 anger-management classes. The sentence stemmed from Coleman assaulting an autograph seeker on July 30, 1998.

Todays notable birthdays:

Byron Nelson 1912
Rosa Parks 1913
Ida Lupino 1918
Dan Quayle 1947
Alice Cooper 1948
Lawrence Taylor 1959
Clint Black 1962
Gabrielle Anwar 1970
David Garza 1971
Natalie Imbruglia 1975
Cam'ron 1976

Jason Spoor · Post by **Jason Spoor** » Tue Feb 05, 2008 6:41 am

February 5th, 1953 - The Walt Disney’s film "Peter Pan" opened at the Roxy Theatre in New York City.

Todays notable birthdays:

Henry "Hank" Aaron 1934
Roger Staubach 1942
Barbara Hershey 1948
Jennifer Jason Leigh 1962