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Today is
Family Feud Day, marking the debut of the popular TV game show, hosted by
Richard Dawson, on this day in 1976. Later hosts included Ray
Combs, Louie Anderson, and Richard Karn, and
John O'Hurley. Originated in the United
States, the show airs in local formats worldwide, including
the United Kingdom,
Malaysia, and Australia. Also, a Spanish-language US version
is known as
Qué
Dice la Gente?
• Today is
Relieve Stress by Walking Outside and Calling the Hogs
Day.
• Today is
Different Colored Eyes Day.
• Today is
National Pecan Pie Day.
• Today is Independence
Day in
Kiribati, once known as the Gilbert Islands.
• Today is Simplicity
Day.
On this
date in . . .
100
B.C.: Roman dictator Julius Caesar was born.
1543: England's King Henry the
8th married his sixth and last wife, Catherine Parr.
1873:
It rained frogs in Kansas City. It really did.
1942:
The owner of the Green Parrot bar in New York City, Max Geller, was
murdered. The crime was solved because the victim=s pet
parrot kept repeating the killer=s name.
The parrot even testified in court.
1949:
The first racially integrated major-league baseball All-Star Game featured
second baseman Jackie Robinson, first baseman Larry Doby, catcher Roy
Campanella, and pitcher Don Newcombe.
1957: Alan
Freed=s "Friday
Night Rock 'N' Roll" debuted on ABC-TV. The first guests were Frankie
Lymon, the Everly Brothers, and Connie
Francis.
1970:
Johnny Cash gave a gold record to South Dakota judge Sue Hicks for
inspiring the song "A Boy Named Sue."
1973: Actor
Steve McQueen and actress Ali McGraw were
married.
1979:
A near-riot erupted between games of a doubleheader at Chicago=s Comisky
Park when deejay Steve Dahl proceeded to burn records brought by fans for
a disco bonfire. Unfortunately, some fans started building their own
fires. The White Socks had to forfeit the second
game.
1984:
Democratic presidential candidate Walter Mondale chose U.S. Rep.
Geraldine Ferraro of New York to be his running-mate/ Ferraro was the
first woman to run for vice president on a major-party ticket.
1994:
A cat named Tabitha
was recovered in a crawlspace above the baggage compartment of a Tower Air
Boeing 747 after escaping its carrier during a flight 12 days earlier.
Tabitha had logged over 32,000 miles.
1996:
Minnesota favorite Kirby Puckett announced his retirement from baseball
because a retina problem was causing him to lose his
eyesight.
2003:
A man who tried to rob a cafe in Wuppertal, Germany, fled
when he was pelted with apples. The 43-year-old waitress told police the
man wore a mask and had a gun, but she grabbed a bucket of apples and
started throwing. The robber fled empty-handed.
2006: Debbie Phillips of
Charleston, West Virginia, reported to police someone had been in her
house and cleaned it. Nothing was missing. Police didn't worry about it
much, but it really bugged Debbie. A month-long investigation revealed a
neighbor across the street with a house key hidden in a similar spot
outside had hired a cleaning service. They went to the wrong house.
Birthdays:
 | comic Bill Cosby is 72;
| diet guru Richard Simmons
61;
| actor Jay Thomas
61;
| actress Cheryl Ladd 58;
| actress Mel Harris 52;
| actress Lisa Nicole Carson
40;
| actor Jamey Sheridan 58;
| actor Topher Grace
31;
| singer Sandi Patti 53;
| singer Robin Wilson 44;
| singer Shannon Lawson 36;
| singer Tracie Spencer 33;
| pianist Van Cliburn 75;
| skater Kristi Yamaguchi 38.
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Q: Did
Bill Cosby discover he had the ability to make people laugh while: (a) in
the Navy; (b) working as a bartender; or (c) growing up in a rundown
Philadelphia neighborhood?
A:
While working as a bartender during college.
Q: Did Ed Peterson invent: (a) the dipstick; (b) the Egg
McMuffin; or (c) the floppy disc?
A: Ed invented the Egg McMuffin.
Q: Is Fort Knox located on: (a) Gold Avenue; (b) Bullion Boulevard;
or (c) Silver Street?
A:
Bullion Boulevard.
Wisdom:
Today's most
complicated challenge is learning how to live a simple
life.
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He says emphatically to everyone who
listens to His message and believes in God the Father has eternal life, and
will never be condemned for his sins, but already has passed out of death
into life.
Who Is
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