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Monthly Archives: July 2012
July 19 Notable Birthdays
If today is your birthday, “Happy Birthday!”
Actress Helen Gallagher (All My Children, Ryan’s Hope, One Life to Live, Neptune’s Rocking Horse) is 86.
Singer Vikki Carr (Florencia Bisenta deCasilla Martinez Cardona; It Must be Him, With Pen in Hand, The Lesson) is 71.
Tennis champion Ilie Nastase (1972 U.S. Open, 1973 French Open) is 66.
Guitarist Bernie Leadon (The Eagles) is 65.
Guitarist Brian Harold May (Queen) is 65.
Actor Anthony Edwards (ER, Northern Exposure, It Takes Two, The Client, Pet Sematary 2, Delta Heat, El Diablo, Summer Heat, Top Gun, Fast Times at Ridgemont High) is 50.
Actress Clea Lewis (Ellen, Flying Blind, The Rich Man’s Wife) is 47.
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On July 19…
1834 – Artist Edgar Degas was born in Paris.
1865 – Surgeon Charles Mayo, founder of the Mayo Clinic & Mayo Foundation, was born in Rochester, MN.
1896 – Author A.J. (Archibald Joseph) Cronin (The Citadel, Keys of the Kingdom) was born in Cardross, Strathclyde, Scotland.
1898 – Novelist Emile Zola fled France after being convicted of libel against the French military.
1984 – Geraldine Ferraro was nominated by the Democratic Party to become the first woman from a major political party to run for the office of U.S. Vice President.
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Video of the Day
This is startling home video of a wrong way driver on Highway 49 in Collin, Mississippi. The apparently unconscious driver collided with another vehicle, but amazingly, everyone survived. The wrong way driver says he doesn’t recall the incident, but police are investigating.
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Quote of the Day
“Eight years was awesome, and I was famous and I was powerful. But I have no desire for fame and power anymore.”
– President George W. Bush, in an interview with the Hoover Institute.
I agree strongly with the second part of that statement.
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Pictures of the Day
These new displays of aurora lights are courtesy of the recent solar storm. It may have knocked out some telecommunications. But, the trade off is great!
Darfield, New Zealand
Lake Charles, near Québec City, Canada
Lake Superior, Michigan
Crater Lake, Oregon
Southern New Zealand
Lake Superior, Michigan
Hutchinson, Minnesota
Sky above northern Michigan
Oreti River, southern New Zealand
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July 18 Notable Birthdays
If today is your birthday, “Happy Birthday!”
Nelson Mandela, 1993 Nobel Peace prize-winner; former South African President, is 94.
John Glenn Jr., former astronaut and U.S. Senator from Ohio: 1975-1999, is 91.
Olympic figure skater – sportscaster Richard Button, 2-time Olympic Gold Medalist [1948, 1952]; first to land a double axel [1948 Olympics], is 83.
Olympic figure skater Tenley Albright, silver medal [1952], gold [1956]: first American woman to win event, is 77.
Actor James Brolin (Bruderlin; Hotel, Marcus Welby, M.D., Angel Falls, Westworld, Von Ryan’s Express, Pee Wee’s Big Adventure, Fantastic Voyage, The Boston Strangler, The Amityville Horror) is 72.
Joe Torre (baseball player: Milwaukee Braves, Atlanta Braves, St. Louis Cardinals, NY Mets; manager: St. Louis Cardinals, Atlanta Braves, NY Mets, NY Yankees, Los Angeles Dodgers; broadcaster) is 72.
Singer Martha Reeves (Martha and the Vandellas) is 71.
Singer –musician Ricky Skaggs (Wheel Hoss, I Don’t Care, Crying My Heart Out over You) is 58.
Actress – singer – writer – producer Audrey Landers (Dallas, Somerset, California Casanova) is 56.
Actress Elizabeth McGovern (Ordinary People, Racing with the Moon, The Bedroom Window) is 51.
Actor Lee Arenberg (Cradle Will Rock, Robocop 3, Waterworld, Bob Roberts, The Apocalypse, Cross My Heart) is 50.
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On July 18…
64 – According to legend, Rome’s Emperor Nero decided to target Christians by starting a series of fires.
The Torches of Nero, by Henryk Siemiradzki.
1811 – Author William Makepeace Thackeray (Vanity Fair, Pendennis) was born in Calcutta, India.
1913 – Actor – comedian Red Skelton (The Red Skelton Show) was born in Vincennes, Indiana.
1936 – The Spanish Civil War began as a revolt by right-wing Spanish military officials in Morocco spread to mainland Spain.
1940 – President Franklin D. Roosevelt was nominated for a third term in office at the Democratic Party convention in Chicago.
1976 – Nadia Comaneci, a 14-year-old Romanian girl, became the first gymnast to score a perfect ‘10’ in Olympic competition at the Summer Games in Montréal. Nadia went on to collect seven perfect scores; winning three gold medals, a silver and a bronze.
1986 – Close-up videotape images of the Titanic wreckage were released to the public.
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