Friday, July 23, 2010

Hot Dog ala Mode

Today is National Hot Dog Day and Vanilla Ice Cream Day. I hope that you are able to celebrate at least one of these yummy days. I know I plan on it.

Like History?  Today in:
2007- The 6,000,000th Honda Civic was produced in North America. 
1996- The US Women’s Gymnastic team won its first gold in the Olympics.
1984- Miss America, Vanessa Williams, resigned her crown just 10 months after being the first black woman to win the title following a Penthouse Magazine spread featuring the model nude.
1982- Vic Morrow and two chidren were killed in a helicopter accident during filming of a stunt for the film, Twilight Zone: The Movie.
1976- The Legionnaire’s convened in Philadelphia for a four day convention. Within a month, 22 were dead and hundreds more were experiencing pneumonia-like symptoms.
1918- Della Sorenson killed her first victim, her sister-in-law’s infant. By the time she was arrested in 1925, she had killed 7 people including her own daughter, husband, and nieces. At least three others were poisoned but did not die. Her reason, she liked attending funerals. “I’m happy when someone is dying.”
1885- President Ulysses S. Grant died of throat cancer.

Born on this day in:
1989- Harry Potter actor, Daniel Radcliffe; 1973- famous Clinton intern, Monica Lewinsky; 1967- Capote actor, Philip Seymour Hoffman; 1961- Woody from Cheers, Woody Harrelson; Dodgers’ pitcher, 1936-Don Drysdale; 1933- Game show host, Burt Convy; 1925-Yes Sir, That’s My Baby actress,  Gloria DeHaven; 1918- Dodgers’ shortstop, Pee Wee Reese; 1894- The Little Princess actor, Arthur Treacher; 1888- Philip Marlow writer, Raymond Chandler.

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