This stuff happened:
- 1601 - Robert, Earl of Essex leads revolt in London against Queen Elizabeth (remember, Dad's a Shakesnerd)
- 1610 - Galileo Galilei observes the four largest moons of Jupiter (Io, Europa, Ganymede, and Callisto) for the first time, forgiven by the Pope in 1992
- 1618 - Francis Bacon becomes English lord chancellor, does not write plays of William Shakespeare
- 1789 - 1st national Presidential election in US... guess who won?
- 1927 - Harlem Globetrotters play 1st game, Generals lose 1st game
- 1929 - "Buck Rogers", 1st sci-fi comic strip, premieres, as does "Tarzan"
- 1934 - "Flash Gordon" comic strip (by Alex Raymond) debuts
- 1982 - "Fame" premieres on NBC-TV
These people were born:
- 1800 - Millard Fillmore, 13th President (He was a Whig, isn't that silly?)
- 1911 - Butterfly [Thelma] McQueen, actress (Prissy-Gone With the Wind)
- 1912 - Charles Addams, cartoonist (The Addams Family)
- 1922 - Vincent Gardenia, actor (All in the Family, LA Law, and Moonstruck)
- 1928 - William Peter Blatty, author (The Exorcist - one of Mom's favorites!)
- 1948 -Kenny Loggins, Pop Music god ("Footloose")
- 1950 - Erin Gray, actress (Buck Rogers mega-hottie)
- 1957 - Katie Couric, TV news host, perpetually perky
- 1964 - Nicolas Cage, actor (Moonstruck - ooo... a pattern?)
- 1976 - Éric Gagné, baseball player
- 1976 - Alfonso Soriano, baseball player
- 1977 - Dustin Diamond, actor ('Screech,' from "Saved by the Bell" ... sigh)
- 1982 - Francisco Rodriguez, baseball player (...for the pitching trifecta!)
- 2009 - Ivy Jacqueline Santry, future-capable
Pretty sweet list, huh? The Dads says he's gonna avoid the "TAB" button for a week now...
xoxo
Ivy
First off, let me just say that Ivy is so beautiful that she sends my estrogen into hyper-production. Second, I'm so glad to hear from Holly and her new family- I was wondering how she was doing. And third, while I've never met Brett, I love his gentle and slightly warped humor on this blog so much and I'm so glad Holly has you in her life. I realized that I don't even know what state you guys live in (I'm all certified Southern now, so maybe I can road trip and bring some grits and moonpies!) Much love, Jennifer Wolf
ReplyDeleteOh wait, I checked out Ivy's profile (quite adept, this one) and see that you are in Virginia. I'm way down yonder in Florida, so let me know if you want to head down to the Gulf Coast sometime!
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