Today is an interestingly named day...Sneak Some Zucchini onto Your Neighbor's Porch Day. I personally will not be celebrating this day by placing or finding. I do not like it. I do not like Zucchini, Sam I Am! So keep it and enjoy it yourself. I know you have to like it, after all, you wanted to grow it!
1988- The Chicago Cubs host their first night game at Wrigley field, the star of the game the newly installed lighting system!
1974-The 37th President of the United States, Richard M. Nixon, became the first US leader to resign his elected office.
1963- yes 1963, not 1863, The Great Train Robbery occured. Using two stolen Land Rovers, Bruce Reynolds and 14 other masked men held up the Royal Mail train and made off with about $7million. 12 of the 15 were captured and sentenced to prison.
1945-The USSR (aka, Soviet Union) declared war against Japan, finally.
1890-The DAR (Daughters of the American Revolution) was created.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY!
Joshua (no screaming please) Chasez (1976) member of NSYNC
Donnie (no snickering please) Most (1953) actor best known as Ralph Malph on Happy Days, in happier days.
Keith (no, not my brother David "Kung Fu" or my father John) Carradine (1949), actor known for his role in Revenge of the Nerds opposite Anthony "nerd turned doc" Edwards.
Concetta Rosalie Ann (no, not Francis) Ingogla (1938) Her stage name is Connie Stevens and has acted in multiple movies and TV shows including Hawaiian Eye, Maverick and Grease 2.
Dustin (no, I can't count falling toothpicks very fast) Hoffman (1937). His second role was portraying Benjamin Braddock in The Graduate.
Mel (let me sing it) Tillis (1932) country music singer of Who's Julie, I Ain't Never and Stomp Them Grapes. Want to see his funny side? Try The Villain starring Mel with Arnold Schwarzenegger, Ann Margaret and Kirk Douglas!
Esther (the mermaid) Williams (1923) Best known for her roles in 'aquamusicals' such as Million Dollar Mermaid.
Rory (aka Smoke) Calhoun (1922) Great rags-to-riches story. He began his teens stealing a gun, "attending" reform school, escaping, robbing several jewelry stores, stealing a car, driving across state lines and ending up in the federal penitentiary. Spent time in San Quentin and then paroled just before his 21st birthday. Shortly thereafter, he met Alan Ladd and his western film star career began!
Agostino (aka Dino) De Laurentiis (1919) has produced films such as Barbarella in 1968 to several Stephen King based features in the 1980's to the Silence of the Lambs sequels in the 2000's.
No comments:
Post a Comment
I will do my best to review this comment and add it as soon as possible. Sorry, but if it is mean, crude, disgusting or irrelevant I can't post it. Remember we are supposed to be celebrating not dragging people down.