Discuss the post Celebrity Birthdays and On-This-Day made within our Celebrity News and Gossip forum; Post Snippet: January 14th:
Dress Up Your Pet Day
Bald Eagle Day
Hot Pastrami Sandwich Day
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Dress Up Your Pet Day
Bald Eagle Day
Hot Pastrami Sandwich Day
2001 - The final episode of "The Jamie Foxx Show" aired.
1999 - The impeachment trial of U.S. President Bill Clinton began in Washington, DC.
1993 - Television talk show host David Letterman announced he was moving from NBC to CBS.
1990 - "The Simpsons" began airing regularly.
1976 - "Bionic Woman" debuted on ABC.
1972 - NBC-TV debuted "Sanford & Son."
1970 - Diana Ross performed for the last time with the Supremes during a show in Las Vegas, NV.
1966 - David Jones changed his last name to Bowie to avoid confusion with Davy Jones from the Monkees.
1954 - Marilyn Monroe and Joe DiMaggio were married. The marriage only lasted nine months.
1952 - NBC's "Today" show premiered.
1943 - U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt became the first U.S. President to fly in an airplane while in office. He flew from Miami, FL, to French Morocco where he met with British Prime Minister Winston Churchill to discuss World War II.
1907 - An earthquake killed over 1,000 people in Kingston, Jamaica.
1878 - Alexander Graham Bell demonstrated the telephone for Britain's Queen Victoria.
1784 - The United States ratified a peace treaty with England ending the Revolutionary War.
Katerina Strougalova aka Ashley Lightspeed (nude model and pornstar) 1984 Austin Kincaid (pornstar 2001-) 1980 Dave Grohl (drummer for Nirvana, singer for The Foo Fighters) 1969 L.L. Cool J. (rapper/actor) 1968 Faye Dunaway (actress in "Network" and "Bonnie and Clyde") 1941 Andy Rooney ("60 Minutes") 1919 Bennedict Arnold (America's most famous traitor spied for the British during the American Revolutionary War) 1741
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day (USA) Hat Day Strawberry Ice Cream Day
2003 - The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the U.S. Congress had permission to repeatedly extend copyright protection.
1998 - Lance Carvin, a stalker of radio talk-show host Howard Stern, was sentenced to 2 1/2 years in prison for threatening to kill Stern and his family.
1995 - The first episode of "Star Trek: Voyager" aired.
1981 - The first episode of "Hill Street Blues" aired.
1974 - "Happy Days" premiered on ABC-TV.
1973 - U.S. President Nixon announced the suspension of all U.S. offensive action in North Vietnam. He cited progress in peace negotiations as the reason.
1967 - The Rolling Stones performed on TV's "Ed Sullivan Show" and were forced to change their lyrics of "Let's Spend the Night Together" to "Let's Spend Some Time Together."
1967 - The first National Football League (NFL) Super Bowl was played. The Green Bay Packers defeated the Kansas City Chiefs of the American Football League. The final score was 35-10.
1953 - Harry S. Truman became the first U.S. President to use both radio and television to give his farewell as he left office.
1892 - "Triangle" magazine in Springfield, MA, published the rules for a brand new game. The original rules involved attaching a peach baskets to a suspended board. It is now known as basketball.
1870 - A cartoon by Thomas Nast titled "A Live Jackass Kicking a Dead Lion" appeared in "Harper's Weekly." The cartoon used the donkey to symbolize the Democratic Party for the first time.
Kobe Tai (Pornstar 1996-2003) 1972 Teanna Kai (pornstar 1999-) 1971 Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. (1960s American civil rights leader who was assassinated) 1929 Lloyd Bridges (actor in "Sea Hunt") 1913
2007 - Tri-Centenial of the United Kingdom.
2002 - U.S. Attorney General John Ashcroft announced that John Walker Lindh would be brought to the United States to face trial. He was charged in U.S. District Court in Alexandria, VA, with conspiracy to kill U.S. citizens, providing support to terrorist organizations, and engaging in prohibited transactions with the Taliban of Afghanistan.
1997 - Bill Cosby's only son, Ennis, 27, was shot to death while changing a flat tire on a dark road in Los Angeles, CA.
1995 - UPN begins broadcasting.
1991 - The White House announced the start of Operation Desert Storm. The operation was designed to drive Iraqi forces out of Kuwait.
1976 - The TV show "Donny & Marie" premiered on ABC-TV.
1944 - General Dwight D. Eisenhower took command of the Allied invasion force in London.
1919 - The 18th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which prohibited the sale or transportation of alcoholic beverages, was ratified. It was later repealed by the 21st Amendment.
1863 - The roller skates are patented. Originally, they clamped onto the shoes.
1547 - Ivan "the Terrible" was crowned Czar of Russia.
Aaliyah (R&B singer died in a plane crash in 2001) 1979 Kate Moss (model) 1974 Josie Davis ("Charles in Charge", "90210") 1973 Danni Ashe (pornstar and adult model) 1968 Sade (pronounced Shar-day, sang "Smooth Operator") 1959 John Carpenter (directed horror movies such as "Halloween") 1948 Dr. Laura Schlessinger (Hypocritical radio advice show host) 1947
2003 - It was announced that FOX had renewed "The Simpsons" for two more seasons. The extension pushed the show past "The Adventures of Ozzie & Harriet" as the all-time longest-running situation comedy (which was later surpassed by the radio/web dramedy series "Adventures in Odyssey.")
1998 - U.S. President Clinton gave his deposition in the Paula Jones sexual harassment lawsuit against him. He was the first U.S. President to testify as a defendant in a criminal or civil lawsuit.
1997 - A court in Ireland granted the first divorce in the Roman Catholic country's history.
1975 - The television show "Baretta" debuted on ABC.
1969 - Led Zeppelin's debut album was released.
1969 - "Lady Samantha" was released in England. It was one of the very first recordings by Reginald Kenneth Dwight, better known as Elton John. It was from his first album "Empty Sky."
1945 - Soviet and Polish forces liberated Warsaw during World War II.
1934 - Ferdinand Porsche submitted a design for a people's car, a "Volkswagen," to the new German Reich government.
1913 - All partner interests in 36 Golden Rule Stores were consolidated and incorporated in Utah into one company. The new corporation was the J.C. Penney Company.
1893 - Hawaii's monarchy was overthrown when a group of businessmen and sugar planters forced Queen Liliuokalani to abdicate.
Zooey Deschanel ("Elf", "Almost Famous", "The Good Girl", "Big Trouble", "All the Real Girls", "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy", "Eulogy") 1980 Kid Rock (Rapper/rocker/counter singer: "Only God Knows Why", "Picture", "Cowboy") 1971 Jim Carrey ("Liar, Liar", "Ace Ventura", "The Truman Show", "Eternal Sunshine", "Bruce Almighty", "The Majestic", "The Man on the Moon") 1962 Susanna Hoffs (singer for The Bangles: "Walk Like An Egyptian", "Eternal Flame") 1959 Andy Kauffman (Crazy commedian from "Taxi" and "Sat. Night Live" wrestled women) 1949 Muhammad Ali (Boxer) 1942 Maury Povich (Talk-show host) 1939 Shari Lewis (Puppeteer created the children's series "Lambchop's Playalong") 1934 James Earl Jones ("Coming To America" actor played Darth Vader on "Star Wars") 1931 Vidal Sassoon (British hair stylist created hair products) 1928 Betty White ("The Mary Tyler Moore Show" and "Golden Girls") 1922 Al Capone (1920's gangster) 1899 Ben Franklin 1706
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Winnie The Pooh Day (A.A. Milne's birthday) Jazz Music Day
2001 - The Cartoon Network exclusively aired the last episode of "Batman Beyond."
1996 - Lisa Marie Presley filed for divorce from Michael Jackson.
1993 - The Martin Luther King Jr. holiday was observed in all 50 U.S. states for the first time.
1990 - In an FBI sting, Washington, DC, Mayor Marion Barry was arrested for drug possession. He was later convicted of a misdemeanor.
1975 - "The Jeffersons" debuted on CBS-TV. The series ran for 11 seasons and 253 episodes.
1974 - The first episode of "The Six Million Dollar Man" began. The show ran for 5 seasons and 105 episodes.
1973 - Pink Floyd began recording "Dark Side Of The Moon."
1939 - Louis Armstrong and his orchestra recorded "Jeepers Creepers."
1919 - The World War I Peace Congress opened in Versailles, France.
1896 - The Xray machine was exhibited for the first time.
1788 - The first English settlers arrived in Australia's Botany Bay to establish a penal colony. The group moved north eight days later and settled at Port Jackson.
1778 - English navigator Captain James Cook discovered the Hawaiian Islands, which he called the "Sandwich Islands."
Kevin Costner ("Dances With Wolves", "Field of Dreams", "The Untouchables", "The Postman", "Waterworld", "Message in a Bottle", "Dragonfly") 1955 Carey Grant ("Bringing Up Baby", "North By Northwest", "The Philidelphia Story", "His Gal Friday", "The Bishop's Wife", "An Affair To Remember") 1904 Oliver Hardy (worked in silent movies with his partner San Laurel) 1892 A.A. Milne (author of Winnie the Pooh) 1882 Dr. Daniel Hale Williams (First African-Ameican doctor, performed first heart surgery in 1893) 1856
1996 - U.S. first lady Hillary Rodham Clinton was subpoenaed to appear before a federal grand jury. The investigation was concerning the discovery of billing records related to the Whitewater real estate investment venture.
1988 - Metallica began recording their fourth full-length release, "And Justice For All." The album included the single "One."
1957 - Philadelphia comedian, Ernie Kovacs, did a half-hour TV show without saying a single word of dialogue.
1953 - 68% of all TV sets in the U.S. were tuned to CBS-TV, as Lucy Ricardo, of "I Love Lucy," gave birth to a baby boy for the first time on TV.
1937 - Howard Hughes set a transcontinental air record. He flew from Los Angeles to New York City in 7 hours, 28 minutes and 25 seconds. 1915 - George Claude, of Paris, France, patented the neon discharge tube for use in advertising signs.
1883 - Thomas Edison's first village electric lighting system using overhead wires began operation in Roselle, NJ.
Shawn Wayans (with his brother Marlon, wrote and acted in "Scary movie") 1971 Katey Segal (Peg Bundy on "Married With Children", the voice of Leela on "Futurama", also "8 Simple Rules") 1954 Desi Arnaz, Jr. (Desi Arnaz and Lucille Ball's child was born on the series) 1953 Robert Palmer [rocker: "Addicted To Love", "Simply Irresistable", "Every Kinda People", "Get It On(Bang a Gong)"] 1949 Dolly Parton (Busty country singer: "I Will Always Love You", "Coat of Many Colors", "Jolene", "Islands In The Stream") 1946 Janis Joplin (1960s rocker died young: "Piece Of My Heart", "Me and Bobby McGee") 1943 Phil Everly (recorded "Bye, Bye Love" with his brother Don) 1939 Tippi Hedren (blond actress in "The Birds") 1931 Jean Stapleton (played Edith Bunker on "All in the Family") 1923 Edgar Allen Poe (dark author wrote "The Raven") 1809 Robert E. Lee (Confederate general during the American Civil War) 1807
Cheese Day Basketball Day Roller-Coaster Day (1885)
1999 - The China News Service announced that the Chinese government was tightening restrictions on internet use.
1998 - The first episode of "Dawson's Creek" aired on the WB network.
1997 - Bill Clinton was inagurated for his second term as president of the United States.
1986 - Britain and France announced their plans to build the Channel Tunnel.
1986 - New footage of the 1931 "Frankenstein" was found. The footage was originally deleted because it was considered to be too shocking.
1986 - The U.S. observed the first federal holiday in honor of slain civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr.
1985 - The most-watched Super Bowl game in history was seen by an estimated 115.9 million people. The San Francisco 49ers downed the Miami Dolphins, 38-16. Super Bowl XIX marked the first time that TV commercials sold for a million dollars a minute.
1981 - Iran released 52 Americans that had been held hostage for 444 days. The hostages were flown to Algeria and then to a U.S. base in Wiesbaden, West Germany. The release occurred minutes after the U.S. presidency had passed from Jimmy Carter to Ronald Reagan.
1969 - Elvis Presley recorded "In the Ghetto" and "Suspicious Minds." It was the first time he had recorded in Memphis since 1956.
1964 - The album "Meet the Beatles" was released in the U.S. on Capitol Records. It was their U.S. debut LP.
1958 - Elvis Presley got his orders to report to duty from the U.S. Army. He was allowed a 60-day deferment so he could finish the film "King Creole".
1937 - Franklin Delano Roosevelt became the first U.S. President to be inaugurated on January 20th. The 20th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution officially set the date for the swearing in of the President and Vice President.
1929 - The movie "In Old Arizona" was released. The film was the first full-length talking film to be filmed outdoors.
1887 - The U.S. Senate approved an agreement to lease Pearl Harbor in Hawaii as a naval base.
1885 - The roller coaster was patented by L.A. Thompson.
1265 - The first English parliament met in Westminster Hall.
Claire Robbins (pornstar 2004-, known for her short hair and anal scenes) 1986 Rob Bourdon (drummer for Linkin Park: "Breaking the Habit", "In the End") 1979 Gary Barlow (singer for Take That: "Back For Good") 1971 Bill Maher (Liberal talk-show host of "Politically Incorrect") 1956 Paul Stanley (Guitarist for Kiss) 1952 David Lynch (Directed the 2 seasons of "Twin Peaks", also "Eraserhead", "Dune", Lost Highway", "Mullholland Drive") 1946 Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin (One of the first to walk on the moon in 1969) 1930 DeForest Kelley (played Dr. McCoy on the original "Star Trek" series) 1920
1998 - A former White House intern said on tape that she had an affair with U.S. President Clinton.
1994 - A jury in Manassas, VA, acquitted Lorena Bobbitt by reason of temporary insanity of maliciously wounding (severing his penis) her husband John. She accused him of sexually assaulting her.
1977 - U.S. President Carter pardoned almost all Vietnam War draft evaders.
1965 - The Byrds recorded "Mr. Tambourine Man."
1846 - The first issue of the "Daily News," edited by Charles Dickens, was published.
1793 - During the French Revolution, King Louis XVI was executed on the guillotine. He had been condemned for treason.
Emma Lee Bunton (Baby Spice) 1976 Robby Benson (Voice of Disney's Beast in "Beauty and the Beast") 1956 Geena Davis ("The Fly, "Beetlejuice", "A League of Their Own", "Thelma & Louise", TV: "Commander-In-Chief") 1956 Benny Hill (British commedian known for his sexy girls and fast motion chases on his TV show) 1925
Blue Monday (The most depressing day of the year.) Eat an apple day Blond Brownie Day (A blond brownie is a chocolate chip cookie bar)
2002 - K-Mart Corp. filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy making it the largest retailer in history to seek legal protection from its creditors.
2002 - Lawyers suing Enron Corp. asked a court to prevent further shredding of documents due to the pending federal investigation.
1998 - Theodore Kaczynski plead guilty to federal charges for his role as the Unabomber. He agreed to life in prison without parole.
1990 - Guns 'N' Roses guitarist Slash used profanity numerous times on live television while accepting an American Music Award. He was fined over $1 million.
1984 - Apple introduced the Macintosh. It was the first computer to use point-and-click technology.
1968 - "Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In", debuted on NBC TV.
1966 - The Beach Boys recorded "Wouldn't It Be Nice".
1963 - The Drifters recorded "On Broadway."
Ava Devine [busty Asian pornstar (2003-) known for playing milf-type characters] 1974 Diane Lane ("Unfaithful") 1965 Linda Blair (played possessed Regen in "The Exorcist") 1959 Steve Perry (Singer for Journey: "Don't Stop Believing", "Wheels in the Sky", "Any Way You Want It", "Open Arms") 1949 Sam Cooke [Pop/R&B singer was shot: "A Change Is Gonna Come", "Twisting the Night Away", "Wonderful World (Don't Know Much)"] 1935 Bill Bixby (played TV's "Incredible Hulk") 1934 Piper Laurie (the crazy mother in "Carrie") 1932
1995 - The first episode of "Platypus Man" aired. The comedy series lasted 13 episodes.
1986 - The first annual induction ceremony for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame was held in New York City. The Hall has since moved to Cleveland, OH.
1985 - The proceedings of the House of Lords in Britain were televised for the first time.
1985 - O.J. Simpson became the first Heisman Trophy winner to be elected to pro football’s Hall of Fame in Canton, OH.
1983 - "The A-Team" debuted on TV.
1980 - Prince's single "Why You Wanna Treat Me So Bad" was released.
1977 - The TV mini-series "Roots," began airing on ABC. The show was based on the Alex Haley novel, and introduced LeVar Burton.
1975 - "Barney Miller" made his debut on ABC-TV.
1973 - U.S. President Nixon announced that an accord had been reached to end the Vietnam War.
1964 - Ratification of the 24th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution was completed. This amendment eliminated the poll tax in federal elections.
1845 - The U.S. Congress decided all national elections would be held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November.
Gina Lascano aka Gina Ryder (pornstar 1998-2005) 1977 Tiffani-Amber Thiessen (TV: "Saved By the Bell", "90210", "Fastlane") 1974 Mariska Hargitay ("Law and Order SVU") 1964 Gail O'Grady (Helen Pryor on "American Dreams", also "NYPD Blue") 1963 Édouard Manet (French painter) 1832 John Hancock (The first and largest signer of the American Declaration of Independence from England) 1737
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