Pardon Me, would you like some Date Nut Bread or a Book?

National Courtesy Month

Pardon Day, National Date Nut Bread, International Literacy Day

1974 – President Ford pardoned former President Richard Nixon for any crimes related to the Watergate scandal.

1966 – Characters James T Kirk, Mr. Spock and Dr. Bones McCoy appeared in US homes for the first time in the science fiction drama Star Trek.

1935 – One time governor of Louisiana at 34, the youngest elected, Senator Huey Long was shot.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY:

1981 – Jonathan Taylor Thomas, actor on the sitcom Home Improvement.

1957 – Heather Thomas, actress seen in the 80’s drama TJ Hooker and The Fall Guy.

1932 – Patsy Cline, singer who died in a plane crash at the age of 31. Known for her singles I Fall to Pieces, Crazy and Sweet Dreams.

1925 – Peter Sellers, actor seen in scores of movies including Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (it’s such a long title you’ll have to go to imdb.com for the rest of them)

1922 – Sid Caesar, comedian/actor, starred in variety shows including Caesar’s Hour and Your Show of Shows and appeared in movies such as Grease and Grease 2.

1900 – Killing between 6,000 and 12,000 people, a category 4 hurricane struck Galveston, TX. Known as the most deadly day in America.

1841 – Antonin Dvorak, composer of such works including New World Symphony and the Slavic Dancers.

1664 – New Amsterdam, New Netherland was surrendered to English rule and its name changed in honor of The Duke of York to New York.

1157 – Richard I, King of England for 10 years beginning in 1189. Richard the Lionheart also was Duke of Normandy, Aquitaine, Gascony; Lord of Ireland and Cyprus; Count of Anjou, Maine and Nantes; and Overlord of Brittany.