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• Today is Rat Catchers Day, marking the legend of this date in 1376 when
the Pied Piper piped all the rats out of Hamelin, Germany. Then, when the village refused
to pay, he piped all the children out, too.
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Today is National Squirt a Pigeon Day.
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Today is Spooner's Day, marking the birth of
William Spooner on this date in 1844. The Rev. Spooner's tongue
slipped frequently, producing spoonerisms, like "blushing crow'
for crushing blow, "swell foop" for fell swoop, and "queer old
dean" for dear old queen.
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Today is National Penuche Day (Punuche is a fudgelike confection of Mexican brown sugar,
cream or milk, and chopped nuts, sometimes called penuchi or panocha).
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Today is National Blackfoot Daisy Day, honoring one of summer's heartiest wildflowers.
On this date in . . .
1940: Thomas Wayne Perkins was born. He and Elvis
attended the same high school in Memphis. His brother Luther played guitar for Johnny
Cash. In 1959 Thomas Wayne had one hit record: "Tragedy." He died in 1971 at age
31.
1963:
Vee-Jay Records released an album entitled
Introducing
the Beatles.
1976: General Robert E. Lee became a U.S. citizen.
The paper work had been bogged down for 110 years.
1985: Cleveland fans gobbled up
70,000 tickets in less than three hours to see Bruce Springsteen in concert.
1989: At 10:00 a.m. John Nowbilski and Don Gliha
completed their 536th hole of golf in 24 hours at Tallwood Country Club in Manchester,
Connecticut. They averaged 2 minutes 40 seconds per hole.
1992: Bandits apparently spent all night cutting
through a wall of a Lloyds Bank in Hampshire, England, only to find the building was
empty. The bank had been closed for four years.
1993:
Actress
Michelle Pfeiffer became the world's top paid actress when she accepted the offer of $12
million to play Catwoman in a spin-off movie about Batman's evil opponent.
1994: In a Los Angeles courtroom O.J. Simpson
pleaded "absolutely 100% not guilty" to two murder charges.
1995: Singer Shania Twain had her first #1 hit as
"Any Man of Mine" topped the
Billboard country music chart.
2001: A 30-year-old New Dehli man won a
place in the Limca Book of Records, the equivalent of the Guinness Book of Record for
India, by standing still for 24 hours and one minute. The previous records was 18 hours.
2001:
A 27-year-old South African burglar
was arrested after he broke into a library where the local policeman was discussing crime
statistics. Carrying boxes and computer disks, the suspect was grabbed by security staff
while the officer was discussing crime statistics.
2003:
U.S. forces stormed a villa and
killed Saddam Hussein's sons Odai and Qusai in Mosul, Iraq.
2006:
The
head of NATO's international security force in
Afghanistan
said that country
was "close to anarchy"
and that
Western military
forces
were "running out
of time."
Birthdays:
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Former Senator Bob Dole is 88 today; |
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actor Danny Glover 64; |
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actor Orson Bean
83; |
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actor David Spade 47; |
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actor Pat Labyorteaux is 46; |
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actress Joanna Going 48; |
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actress Irene Bedard 44; |
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actress A.J. Cook
33; |
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TV host Alex Trebek 71; |
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singer Don Henley
64; |
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Indigo Girls’ Emily Saliers 47; |
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singer Bobby Sherman 68; |
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singer Rufus Wainwright 38; |
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designer Oscar De La Renta 79; |
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Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison 68; |
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football's Tim Brown 45. |
Q: Is actor Danny
Glover’s most famous movie catch line: (a) "Whatever you say, boss;" (b)
"What a revoltin’ development this is;" or (c) "I’m gettin’
too old for this!"
A: "I’m gettin’ too old for this!"
From the "Lethal Weapon" films, and also during a cameo appearance in
"Maverick."
Q:
Your daughter wants to be a
funambulist. Will she need to: (a) go
to medical school; (b) join the circus; or (c) get a life?
A: She wants to be a tight-rope walker, so
joining the circus might help.
Q: Are men’s
antiperspirants: (a) stronger than women’s; (b) more suitable to a man’s body
chemistry; or (c) cheaper than women’s?
A: Men’s antiperspirants and shaving creams are
usually larger and less expensive than women’s. Otherwise, they’re basically the
same (Aspire magazine)
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