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Teddy Bear Day
Clean Out Your Refrigerator Day
2000 - Marilyn Manson's released ...
2000 - Marilyn Manson's released "Holy Wood (In The Shadow Of The Valley Of Death)." The cover of the album was banned by several retail chains due to the cover art. The banning chains released an alternate cover. The cover depicts Manson on a crucifix. Tha album dealt with the Columbine shootings, and therefore was Manson's poorest selling album.
1998 - Carmen Electra and Dennis Rodman were married in Las Vegas, NV.
1988 - The first episode of "Murphy Brown" aired on CBS.
1972 - Blue Ribbon Sports became Nike.
1969 - During the Vietnam War, Major General Bruno Arthur Hochmuth, commander of the Third Marine Division, became the first general to be killed in Vietnam by enemy fire.
1968 - Yale University announced it was going co-educational.
1889 - New York World reporter Nellie Bly (Elizabeth Cochrane) began an attempt to surpass the fictitious journey of Jules Verne's Phileas Fogg by traveling around the world in less than 80 days. Bly succeeded by finishing the journey the following January in 72 days, 6 hours and 11 minutes.
1881 - Charles J. Guiteau's trial began for the assassination of U.S. President Garfield. Guiteau was convicted and hanged the following year.
1851 - Herman Melville's novel "Moby Dick" was first published.
Joy Williams (pop/rock singer: "Every Moment", "Hide", "We") 1984 Nina Gordon (singer for Veruca Salt: "Seether", solo had a one-hit-wonder with "Tonight and the Rest of My Life" in 2003) 1967 Patrick Warburton (David Puddy on "Seinfeld" and Joe Swanson on "The Family Guy") 1964 Condoleezza Rice (US President George W. Bush's National Security Advisor and Secretary of State) 1954 Yanni (New-Age keyboardist) 1954 Prince Charles (Prince of Wales married Princess Diana in 1981) 1948 Joseph McCarthy (US Senator who accused many Government employees and noteworthy people of being communist in the 1950s. As it was revealed in a 1980s investigation, most of the people he accused actually were communist) 1909 Jawaharlal Nehru (First Prime Minister of India 1947-64) 1889 Claude Monet (French painter known for his colorful landscapes) 1840 Robert Fulton (Inventor of the steamboat) 1765
2006 - 5,000 people met in Washington Dc for the laying of the cornerstone of the future Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial, presented by George W. Bush.
2005 - In Amiens, France, Isabelle Dinoire became the first person to undergo a partial face transplant. She had been attacked by a dog earlier in the year.
1969 - In Washington, DC, a quarter of a million protesters staged a peaceful demonstration against the Vietnam War.
1956 - Elvis Presley made his acting debut in the premiere of the "Love Me Tender" movie.
1990 - Frank Farian, producer of Milli Vanilli, publicly admitted that Fabrice Morvan and Rob Pilatus never sang a note on the Milli Vanilli album and that they lip-synch when they perform live
1939 - U.S. President Roosevelt laid the cornerstone of the Jefferson Memorial in Washington, DC.
1901 - Miller Reese patented an electrical hearing aid.
1889 - Brazil's monarchy was overthrown.
1806 - Explorer Zebulon Pike spotted the mountaintop that became known as Pikes Peak.
1777 - The Continental Congress approved the Articles of Confederation, precursor to the U.S. Constitution.
Ace Young (7th place contestant on "American Idol 2006") 1980 Russell Jones aka Ol' Dirty Bastard or ODB (rapper in the group Wu-Tang Clan died in 2004) 1968 Sam Waterston (Jack McCoy on "Law and Order") 1940 Petula Clark (In 1965 she sang her biggest hit "Downtown") 1932 Ed Asner ("The Mary Tyler Moore Show" and the spinoff series "Lou Grant", "Crossing Jordan", was Santa in the movie "Elf") 1929 Joseph Wapner (Judge on "People's Court") 1919 Georgia O'Keeffe (American painter known for her flowers and deserts) 1887
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Button Day
International Day for Tolerance
The Annual Great American Smokeout (Day for quitting smoking)
2000 - Bill Clinton became the first serving U.S. president to visit Communist Vietnam.
1988 - Stan Love, former Beach Boys manager and the brother of lead singer Mike Love, was sentenced to 5 years probation for embezzling more than $300,000 from the band.
1952 - In the Peanuts comic strip, Lucy first held a football for Charlie Brown.
1933 - The United States and the Soviet Union established diplomatic relations for the first time.
1907 - Oklahoma was admitted as the 46th state.
Maggie Gyllenhaal (actress: "Secretary", "World Trade Center", Stranger Than Fiction", "Donnie Darko", "Mona Lisa Smile") 1977 Oksana Baiul (Ukranian figure skater won the Gold in the 1994 olympics) 1977 Lisa Bonet (Denise on "The Cosby Show") 1967 Diana Krall (Canadian Jazz singer) 1964 Marg Helgenberger ("CSI: Las Vegas", "China Beach", movies: "Species 1&2", "Bad Boys") 1958 Shigeru Miyamoto (Japanese video game creator, works for Nintendo, creator of: "Donkey Kong", "The Legend of Zelda", "Mario") 1952 Burgess Meredith (played the trainer of "Rocky" and the Penguin on the "Batman" TV series) 1908
2005 - "Walk the Line" opened in theaters. The film focused on the early years of Johnny Cash.
2001 - Nintendo released the GameCube home video game console in the United States.
1996 - The Metallica single "Mama Said" was released.
1988 - Phil Collins made his debut on the big screen starring in "Buster" when it opened.
1966 - U.S. Roman Catholic bishops did away with the rule against eating meat on Fridays.
1928 - The first successful sound-synchronized animated cartoon premiered in New York. It was Walt Disney's "Steamboat Willie," starring Mickey Mouse.
1883 - The U.S. and Canada adopted a system of standard time zones.
1820 - Captain Nathaniel Palmer became the first Westerner to sight the continent of Antarctica.
Owen Wilson (actor: "Shanghai Noon", "Shanghai Knights", "Meet the Parents", "Starsky and Hutch", "I Spy", "Zoolander) 1968 Fabolous (rapper) 1977 Kirk Hammett (lead guitarist for Metallica: "Nothing Else Matters", "One", "Hero of the Day", "The Unforgiven 1&2") 1962 Alan Shepard (first American in space) 1923
2001 - U.S. President George W. Bush signed an executive order that would allow for military tribunals to try any foreigners captured with connections to the terrorist attacks on the United States on September 11, 2001. It was the first time since World War II that a president had taken such action.
2003 - Michael Jackson is arrested by police on charges of child molestation.
1995 - Princess Diana admitted being unfaithful to Prince Charles in an interview that was broadcast on BBC Television.
1992 - A fire seriously damaged the northwest side of Windsor Castle in England.
1990 - Saddam Hussein ordered another 250,000 Iraqi troops into the country of Kuwait.
1987 - "Sign 'O' The Times," Prince's concert movie, opened.
1962 - The Four Seasons' "Big Girls Don't Cry" was released.
1962 - The Cuban Missile Crisis ended. The Soviet Union removed its missiles and bombers from Cuba and the U.S. ended its blockade of the island.
1923 - The red, yellow, and green traffic light was patented.
1873 - Budapest was formed when the rival cities of Buda and Pest were united to form the capital of Hungary.
1818 - Simon Bolivar formally declared Venezuela independent of Spain.
1789 - New Jersey became the first state to ratify the Bill of Rights, the original 10 ammendments to the US Constitution.
Josh Turner (Country singer: "The Long Black Train", Would You Go With Me", "Your Man") 1977 Bo Derek ("10", "Tommy Boy") 1956 Joe Walsh (Guitarist for The Eagles: "Hotel California", and solo: "All Night Long", "Life's Been Good", "Ordinary Average Guy") 1947 Duane Allman (Guitarist for The Allman Brothers) 1946 Norman Greenbaum (had a one-hit-wonder in 1970: "Spirit In The Sky") 1942 Robert Kennedy (JFK's brother, assassinated in 1968) 1925 Alistar Cook (host of "Masterpiece Theater") 1908
2000 - The Florida Supreme Court granted Al Gore's request to keep the presidential vote recounts going. George W. Bush was found to be the official winner.
1993 - The U.S. House of Representatives voted against making the District of Columbia the 51st state.
1983 - In Los Angeles, movie theatres premiered Michael Jackson's 11-minute "Thriller" video.
1980 - CBS aired the "who shot J.R.?" episode of "Dallas."
1973 - U.S. President Richard M. Nixon's attorney, J. Fred Buzhardt, announced the presence of an 18˝-minute gap in one of the White House tape recordings related to the Watergate case.
1963 - U.S. President John F. Kennedy and his wife, Jacqueline, arrived in San Antonio, TX. They were beginning an ill-fated, two-day tour of Texas that would end in Dallas.
1877 - Thomas A. Edison announced the invention of his phonograph.
1871 - M.F. Galethe patented the cigar lighter.
1789 - North Carolina became the 12th state to ratify the U.S. Constitution.
1783 - The first successful flight was made in a hot air balloon. The pilots, Francois Pilatre de Rosier and Francois Laurent, Marquis d'Arlandes, flew for 25 minutes and 5˝ miles over Paris.
1620 - The Mayflower reached Provincetown, MA. The ship discharged the Pilgrims at Plymouth, MA, on December 26, 1620.
Bjork (Icelandic Pop/Rock/Dance singer: "Army of Me", "Human Behavior", "I Miss You", "Joga", "Hidden Place", "Oceania", "Who Is It?", was in the musical/movie "Dancer in the Dark") 1965 Steven Curtis Chapman (Pop/rock singer had hits on Christian and mainstream radio: "I Will Be Here", "Dive", "Live Out Loud", "Burn the Ships", "All About Love", "All Things New") 1962 Goldie Hawn (actress/commedian: "Overboard", "The Out of Towners", mother of Kate Hudson) 1945 William Beaumont (studied human digestion) 1785
First day of Astrological sign Sagittarius JFK is assassinated in 1963
2005 - Microsoft's XBOX 360 went on sale.
2005 - Ted Kopple appeared on "Nightline" for the last time.
1998 - CBS's "60 Minutes" aired a tape of Jack Kevorkian giving lethal drugs in an assisted suicide of a terminally ill patient. Kevorkian was later sentenced to 25 years in prison for second-degree murder.
1994 - "The Black Album" was released by Prince. It consisted of unreleased dance/funk songs from the past 15 years.
1990 - U.S. President Bush, his wife, Barbara, and other congressional leaders shared Thanksgiving dinner with U.S. troops in Saudi Arabia.
1986 - Mike Tyson became the youngest to wear the world heavyweight-boxing crown. He was only 20 years and 4 months old.
1968 - The Beatles released their double album called "The Beatles" (a.k.a. "The White Album").
1965 - The musical "Man of La Mancha (Don Quixote)" opened on Broadway. It ran for 2,328 performances.
1963 - U.S. President Kennedy was assassinated while riding in a motorcade in Dallas, TX. Texas Governor John B. Connally was also seriously wounded. Vice-President Lyndon B. Johnson was inaugurated as the 36th U.S. President.
1927 - The snowblower is patented.
1917 - The National Hockey League (NHL) was officially formed in Montreal, Canada.
1910 - Arthur F. Knight patented a steel shaft to replace wood shafts in golf clubs.
1906 - The International Radio Telegraphic Convention in Berlin adopted the SOS distress signal that means "Save Our Souls."
1718 - English pirate Edward Teach (a.k.a. "Blackbeard") was killed during a battle off the coast of North Carolina. British soldiers cornered him aboard his ship and killed him. He was shot and stabbed more than 25 times.
Scarlett Johansson (Began her career as a child actress: "North", "The Horse Whisperer", "Manny & Lo", "Ghost World", "The Island", "Girl With a Pearl Earring", "The Black Dahlia") 1984 Kate (Internet model whose site is called "Kate's Playground") 1984 J.R. Carrington ('90s pornstar) 1968 Jamie Lee Curtis ("Halloween 1, 2, H2O, Resurrection", "Freaky Friday") 1958 Rodney Dangerfield (commedian that "gets no respect") 1928 Abagail Adams (wife of the 2nd US President John Adams) 1744
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