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January 4th - Happy Birthday Lenora Crichlow
Today is Wednesday, Jan. 4, the fourth day of 2012. There are 362 days left in the year.
Today's Highlight in History:
On Jan. 4, 1951, during the Korean War, North Korean and Communist Chinese forces recaptured the city of Seoul.
On this date:
In 46 BC, Julius Caesar defeats Titus Labienus in the Battle of Ruspina.
In 871, Battle of Reading: Ethelred of Wessex fights, and is defeated by, a Danish invasion army.
In 1490, Anna of Brittany announces that all those who would ally with the king of France will be considered guilty of the crime of lèse majesté.
In 1642, King Charles I of England sends soldiers to arrest members of Parliament, commencing England's slide into civil war.
In 1649, English Civil War: The Rump Parliament votes to put Charles I on trial.
In 1717, The Netherlands, Great Britain, and France sign the Triple Alliance.
In 1762, Great Britain declares war on Spain and Naples.
In 1821, the first native-born American saint, Elizabeth Ann Seton, died in Emmitsburg, Md. Today is her feast day.
In 1847, Samuel Colt sells his first revolver pistol to the United States government.
In 1854, The McDonald Islands are discovered by Captain William McDonald aboard the Samarang.
In 1861, Alabama seized a federal arsenal at Mount Vernon near Mobile.
In 1863, The New Apostolic Church, a Christian and chiliastic church, is established in Hamburg, Germany.
In 1865, The New York Stock Exchange opens its first permanent headquarters at 10-12 Broad near Wall Street in New York City.
In 1878, Sofia is emancipated from Ottoman rule.
In 1884, The Fabian Society is founded in London.
In 1885, The first successful appendectomy is performed by William W. Grant on Mary Gartside.
In 1896, Utah is admitted as the 45th U.S. state.
In 1903, Topsy, an elephant, is electrocuted by Thomas Edison during the War of Currents campaign.
In 1904, the Supreme Court, in Gonzalez v. Williams, ruled that Puerto Ricans were not aliens and could enter the United States freely; however, the court stopped short of declaring them U.S. citizens.
In 1935, President Franklin D. Roosevelt, in his State of the Union address, called for legislation to provide assistance for the jobless, elderly, impoverished children and the handicapped.
In 1912, The Scout Association is incorporated throughout the British Commonwealth by Royal Charter.
In 1944, World War II: Operation Carpetbagger, involving the dropping of arms and supplies to resistance fighters in Europe, begins.
In 1948, Burma (now called Myanmar) became independent of British rule.
In 1951, Korean War: Chinese and North Korean forces capture Seoul.
In 1955, The Greek National Radical Union is formed by Konstantinos Karamanlis.
In 1958, Sputnik 1 falls to Earth from its orbit.
In 1959, Luna 1 becomes the first spacecraft to reach the vicinity of the Moon.
In 1960, Algerian-born French author and philosopher Albert Camus died in an automobile accident in Villeblevin, France, at age 46.
In 1964, Pope Paul VI began a visit to the Holy Land, the first papal pilgrimage of its kind, as he arrived in Jerusalem.
In 1965, President Lyndon B. Johnson outlined the goals of his "Great Society" in his State of the Union Address.
In 1966, A military coup takes place in Upper Volta (later Burkina Faso), dissolving the National Parliament and leading to a new national constitution.
In 1967, Donald Campbell is killed on Coniston Water while attempting to break the world water speed record.
In 1972, Rose Heilbron becomes the first female judge to sit at the Old Bailey in London.
In 1974, United States President Richard Nixon refuses to hand over materials subpoenaed by the Senate Watergate Committee.
In 1976, The Reavey and O'Dowd killings take place (part of The Troubles in Northern Ireland)
In 1987, The Chase, Maryland rail wreck: An Amtrak train en route to Boston, Massachusetts from Washington, D.C., collides with Conrail engines in Chase, Maryland, killing 16 people.
In 1989, Second Gulf of Sidra incident: a pair of Libyan MiG-23 "Floggers" are shot down by a pair of US Navy F-14 Tomcats during an air-to-air confrontation.
In 1990, Charles Stuart, who'd claimed to have been wounded and his pregnant wife fatally shot by a robber, leapt to his death off a Boston bridge after he himself became a suspect.
In 1998, Wilaya of Relizane massacres in Algeria: over 170 are killed in three remote villages.
In 1998, A massive ice storm hits eastern Canada and the northeastern United States, continuing through January 10 and causing widespread destruction.
In 1999, Former professional wrestler Jesse Ventura is sworn in as governor of Minnesota.
In 1999, Gunmen open fire on Shiite Muslims worshipping in an Islamabad mosque, killing 16 people and injuring 25.
In 2004, Spirit, a NASA Mars Rover, lands successfully on Mars at 04:35 UTC.
In 2006, Prime Minister Ariel Sharon of Israel suffers a second, apparently more serious stroke. His authority is transferred to acting Prime Minister Ehud Olmert.
In 2007, The 110th United States Congress convenes, electing Nancy Pelosi as the first female Speaker of the House in U.S. history.
In 2010, The Burj Khalifa, the world's tallest building is officially opened.
Ten years ago: Sgt. 1st Class Nathan Ross Chapman, a U.S. Army Special Forces soldier, was killed by small-arms fire during an ambush in eastern Afghanistan; he was the first American military death from enemy fire in the war against terrorism. Florida coach Steve Spurrier resigned to pursue an NFL job, two days after leading the Gators to victory over Maryland in the Orange Bowl.
Five years ago: Nancy Pelosi was elected the first female speaker of the House as Democrats took control of Congress. Harriet Miers resigned as White House counsel. Vincent Sardi Jr., owner of Sardi's restaurant, the legendary Broadway watering hole, died in Berlin, Vt., at age 91.
One year ago: President Barack Obama signed a $1.4 billion overhaul of the nation's food safety system. The Navy fired the commander of the USS Enterprise, Capt. Owen Honors, more than three years after he'd made lewd videos to boost morale for his crew. The Mega Millions lottery drew two winning tickets for a jackpot totaling $380 million. (In a strange coincidence, four of the six winning numbers matched those used by a lottery-winning character on the TV show "Lost.")
Today's Birthdays: Actress Meg Mundy (The Doctors) is 97. Actress Barbara Rush is 85. Football Hall-of-Fame coach Don Shula is 82. Actress Dyan Cannon is 75. Opera singer Grace Bumbry is 75. Author-historian Doris Kearns Goodwin is 69. Journalist James Warren is 59. Fashion designer Tina Knowles (mother of Beyonce Knowles) is 58. Country singer Kathy Forester (The Forester Sisters) is 57. Actress Ann Magnuson is 56. Rock musician Bernard Sumner (New Order, Joy Division) is 56. Country singer Patty Loveless is 55. Comedian, satirist and Facebooker Andy Borowitz is 54. Actor Matt Frewer (Max Headroom, Honey I Shrunk the Kids) is 54. Actor Julian Sands is 54. Rock singer Michael Stipe is 52. Retired NBA player Sidney Green is 51. Actor Lee Curreri (Fame) is 51. Actor Patrick Cassidy is 50. Guitarist Robin Guthrie (Cocteau Twins) is 50. Retired NBA player Joe Kleine is 50. Actor Dave Foley is 49. Singer Till Lindemann (Rammstein) is 49. Actor Rick Hearst (TV: "The Bold and the Beautiful") is 47. Singer-musician Cait O'Riordan (The Pogues) is 47. Singer-musician Beth Gibbons (Portishead) is 47. Actress Julia Ormond is 47. Tennis player Guy Forget is 47. Country singer Deana Carter is 46. Rock musician Benjamin Darvill (Crash Test Dummies) is 45. Actor Jeremy Licht is 41. Actress-singer Jill Marie Jones is 37. MLB pitcher Ted Lilly is 36. Alt-country singer Justin Townes Earle is 30. Christian rock singer Spencer Chamberlain (Underoath) is 29. Comedian-actress Charlyne Yi is 26. NFL player Steve Slaton is 26. Race car driver Graham Rahal is 26. Actress Rhiannon Leigh Wren (The Last Mimzy, The King of Queens) is 12.
Born on this day, passed away:
1785 – Jacob Grimm, German philologist and folklorist (one of the Brothers Grimm) (d. 1863)
1809 – Louis Braille, French teacher of the blind and inventor of braille (d. 1852)
1813 – Isaac Pitman, English inventor (d. 1897)
1869 – Tommy Corcoran, American baseball player (d. 1960)
1896 – Everett Dirksen, American politician (d. 1969)
1900 – James Bond, American ornithologist (d. 1989)
1914 – Herman Franks, American baseball player (d. 2009)
1916 – Lionel Newman, American film music composer (d. 1989)
1916 – Robert Parrish, American film editor and director (d. 1995)
1920 – William Colby, American intelligence officer and 10th Director of Central Intelligence (d. 1996)
1930 – Sorrell Booke, American actor (d. 1994)
1935 – Floyd Patterson, American boxer (d. 2006)
1941 – George Pan Cosmatos, Greek film director (d. 2005)
1941 – Maureen Reagan, American political activist (d. 2001)
1946 – Arthur Conley, American singer (d. 2003)
1962 – Peter Steele, American musician (Type O Negative) (d. 2010)
Notable deaths, Jan. 4:
1821 – Elizabeth Ann Seton, American saint (b. 1774)
1877 – Cornelius Vanderbilt, American entrepreneur (b. 1794)
1960 – Albert Camus, Algerian-born philosopher and Nobel laureate (b. 1913)
1961 – Erwin Schrödinger, Austrian physicist and Nobel laureate (b. 1887)
1965 – T. S. Eliot, American-born British Nobel laureate (b. 1888)
1986 – Phil Lynott, Irish musician (Thin Lizzy) (b. 1949)
1999 – Iron Eyes Cody, American actor (b. 1904)
2000 – Tom Fears, American football player (b. 1922)
2001 – Les Brown, American bandleader (b. 1912)
2004 – Brian Gibson (director), English film director (b. 1944)
2011 – Alireza Pahlavi, Iranian Prince and younger son of Mohammad Reza Pahlavi (b. 1966)
2011 – Gerry Rafferty, British musician and songwriter (b. 1947)
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Re: January 4th
Today is Friday, Jan. 4, the fourth day of 2013. There are 361 days left in the year.
Today's Highlight in History:
On Jan. 4, 1965, President Lyndon B. Johnson delivered his State of the Union address in which he outlined the goals of his "Great Society," a series of domestic policy initiatives aimed at growing the economy and improving the quality of life for all.
One year ago: Defying Republican lawmakers, President Barack Obama barreled past the Senate and used a recess appointment to name Richard Cordray the first director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
Today's Birthdays: Actress Barbara Rush is 86. Football Hall-of-Fame coach Don Shula is 83. Actress Dyan Cannon is 76. Opera singer Grace Bumbry is 76. Author-historian Doris Kearns Goodwin is 70. Country singer Kathy Forester (The Forester Sisters) is 58. Actress Ann Magnuson is 57. Rock musician Bernard Sumner (New Order, Joy Division) is 57. Country singer Patty Loveless is 56. Rock singer Michael Stipe is 53. Actor Patrick Cassidy is 51. Actor Dave Foley is 50. Actress Dot Jones (TV: "Glee") is 49. Actor Rick Hearst is 48. Singer-musician Cait O'Riordan is 48. Actress Julia Ormond is 48. Tennis player Guy Forget (ghee fohr-ZHAY') is 48. Country singer Deana Carter is 47. Rock musician Benjamin Darvill (Crash Test Dummies) is 46. Actor Jeremy Licht is 42. Actress-singer Jill Marie Jones is 38. Alt-country singer Justin Townes Earle is 31. Christian rock singer Spencer Chamberlain (Underoath) is 30. Comedian-actress Charlyne Yi is 27.
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Re: January 4th
Today is Saturday, Jan. 4, the fourth day of 2014. There are 361 days left in the year.
Today's Highlight in History:
On Jan. 4, 1964, Pope Paul VI began a visit to the Holy Land, the first papal pilgrimage of its kind.
Ten years ago: In Iowa, seven of the nine Democratic presidential hopefuls participated in a feisty, first debate of the election year. Afghans approved a new constitution. Georgians overwhelmingly elected Mikhail Saakashvili (sah-kahsh-VIH'-leh) president, two months after he'd led protests that forced Eduard Shevardnadze (sheh-vahrd-NAHD'-zeh) to step down. Louisiana State University won college football's Sugar Bowl, defeating Oklahoma 21-14.
Five years ago: New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson announced he was withdrawing his nomination to be President-elect Barack Obama's commerce secretary amid a grand jury investigation into how some of his political donors had won a lucrative state contract. (Prosecutors later declined to bring charges against Richardson.) A female suicide bomber struck Shiite pilgrims in Baghdad, killing 38.
One year ago: The new Congress passed a $9.7 billion bill to help pay flood insurance claims to homeowners, renters and businesses damaged by Superstorm Sandy. No. 10 Texas A&M beat No. 12 Oklahoma, 41-13, in the Cotton Bowl.
Today's Birthdays: Actress Barbara Rush is 87. Football Hall-of-Fame coach Don Shula is 84. Opera singer Grace Bumbry is 77. Actress Dyan Cannon is 75. Author-historian Doris Kearns Goodwin is 71. Country singer Kathy Forester (The Forester Sisters) is 59. Actress Ann Magnuson is 58. Rock musician Bernard Sumner (New Order, Joy Division) is 58. Country singer Patty Loveless is 57. Rock singer Michael Stipe is 54. Actor Patrick Cassidy is 52. Actor Dave Foley is 51. Actress Dot Jones (TV: "Glee") is 50. Actor Rick Hearst is 49. Singer-musician Cait O'Riordan is 49. Actress Julia Ormond is 49. Tennis player Guy Forget (ghee fohr-ZHAY') is 49. Country singer Deana Carter is 48. Rock musician Benjamin Darvill (Crash Test Dummies) is 47. Actor Jeremy Licht is 43. Actress-singer Jill Marie Jones is 39. Alt-country singer Justin Townes Earle is 32. Christian rock singer Spencer Chamberlain (Underoath) is 31. Actress Lenora Crichlow (TV: "Back in the Game" ''Being Human") is 29. Comedian-actress Charlyne Yi is 28. Actress-singer Coco Jones (TV: "So Random" ''Good Luck Charlie") is 16.
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Today is Sunday, Jan. 4, the fourth day of 2015. There are 361 days left in the year.
Today's Highlights in History:
On Jan. 4, 1965, President Lyndon B. Johnson delivered his State of the Union address in which he outlined the goals of his "Great Society." American-born British poet T.S. Eliot died in London at age 76.
Ten years ago: The governor of the Baghdad region (Ali al-Haidari), known for cooperating closely with American troops, was assassinated along with six bodyguards as he drove to work.
Five years ago: Dubai opened the world's tallest skyscraper, and in a surprise move renamed the 2,717-foot gleaming glass-and-metal tower Burj Khalifa in a nod to the leader of neighboring Abu Dhabi — the oil-rich sheikdom which had come to its financial rescue. The Secret Service said that a third uninvited guest had made his way into the White House state dinner for India's prime minister in Nov. 2009. (For his part, Washington businessman Carlos Allen insisted that he had received an invitation, and did not crash the event.) Tsutomu Yamaguchi, the only person recognized by the Japanese government as a survivor of both the Hiroshima and Nagasaki atomic bombings, died at age 93 — in Nagasaki.
One year ago: The city center of Iraq's Fallujah fell completely into the hands of fighters from the al-Qaida-linked Islamic State in Iraq and Levant. Thirty-one workers were killed in the collapse of a building under construction in Canacona, Goa, in southern India.
Today's Birthdays: Actress Barbara Rush is 88. Football Hall-of-Fame coach Don Shula is 85. Opera singer Grace Bumbry is 78. Actress Dyan Cannon is 76. Author-historian Doris Kearns Goodwin is 72. Country singer Kathy Forester (The Forester Sisters) is 60. Actress Ann Magnuson is 59. Rock musician Bernard Sumner (New Order, Joy Division) is 59. Country singer Patty Loveless is 58. Rock singer Michael Stipe is 55. Actor Patrick Cassidy is 53. Actor Dave Foley is 52. Actress Dot Jones is 51. Actor Rick Hearst is 50. Singer-musician Cait O'Riordan is 50. Actress Julia Ormond is 50. Tennis player Guy Forget (ghee fohr-ZHAY') is 50. Country singer Deana Carter is 49. Rock musician Benjamin Darvill (Crash Test Dummies) is 48. Actor Jeremy Licht is 44. Actress-singer Jill Marie Jones is 40. Alt-country singer Justin Townes Earle is 33. Christian rock singer Spencer Chamberlain (Underoath) is 32. Actress Lenora Crichlow is 30. Comedian-actress Charlyne Yi is 29. Actress-singer Coco Jones is 17.
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Today is Monday, Jan. 4, the fourth day of 2016. There are 362 days left in the year.
Today's Highlight in History:
On Jan. 4, 1896, Utah was admitted as the 45th state.
Ten years ago: Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon suffered a significant stroke; his official powers were transferred to his deputy, Ehud Olmert (EH'-hood OHL'-murt). (Sharon remained in a coma until his death in Jan. 2014.) In a triple-overtime game that began Jan. 3 and finished after midnight, No. 3. Penn State beat No. 22 Florida State, 26-23, in the Orange Bowl. No. 2 Texas won college football's championship, beating No. 1 Southern California 41-38 in the Rose Bowl.
Five years ago: President Barack Obama signed a $1.4 billion overhaul of the nation's food safety system. The Navy fired the commander of the USS Enterprise, Capt. Owen Honors, more than three years after he'd made lewd videos to boost morale for his crew. (Honors was later reprimanded but allowed to remain in the Navy; he retired in 2012.) The Mega Millions lottery drew two winning tickets for a jackpot totaling $380 million. (In a strange coincidence, four of the six winning numbers matched those used by a lottery-winning character on the TV show "Lost.")
One year ago: Pope Francis named 156 new cardinals, selecting them from 14 countries, including far-flung corners of the world, to reflect the diversity of the Roman Catholic church and its growth in places like Asia and Africa. North Korea criticized the United States for slapping sanctions on Pyongyang officials and organizations for a cyberattack on Sony Pictures.
Today's Birthdays: Actress Barbara Rush is 89. Football Hall-of-Fame coach Don Shula is 86. Opera singer Grace Bumbry is 79. Actress Dyan Cannon is 77. Author-historian Doris Kearns Goodwin is 73. Country singer Kathy Forester (The Forester Sisters) is 61. Actress Ann Magnuson is 60. Rock musician Bernard Sumner (New Order, Joy Division) is 60. Country singer Patty Loveless is 59. Actor Julian Sands is 58. Rock singer Michael Stipe is 56. Actor Patrick Cassidy is 54. Actor Dave Foley is 53. Actress Dot Jones is 52. Actor Rick Hearst is 51. Singer-musician Cait O'Riordan is 51. Actress Julia Ormond is 51. Tennis player Guy Forget (ghee fohr-ZHAY') is 51. Country singer Deana Carter is 50. Rock musician Benjamin Darvill (Crash Test Dummies) is 49. Actor Josh Stamberg is 46. Actor Jeremy Licht is 45. Actor Damon Gupton is 43. Actress-singer Jill Marie Jones is 41. Alt-country singer Justin Townes Earle is 34. Christian rock singer Spencer Chamberlain (Underoath) is 33. Actress Lenora Crichlow is 31. Comedian-actress Charlyne Yi is 30. Actress-singer Coco Jones is 18.
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oday is Wednesday, Jan. 4, the fourth day of 2017. There are 361 days left in the year.
Today's Highlight in History:
On Jan. 4, 1967, "The Doors," the self-titled debut album of the rock group featuring the song "Light My Fire," was released by Elektra Records.
Ten years ago: Nancy Pelosi was elected the first female speaker of the House as Democrats took control of Congress. Harriet Miers resigned as White House counsel. Vincent Sardi Jr., owner of Sardi's restaurant, the legendary Broadway watering hole, died in Berlin, Vt., at age 91.
Five years ago: Defying Republican lawmakers, President Barack Obama barreled past the Senate by using a recess appointment to name Richard Cordray the first director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
One year ago: Workers returned to their offices at the San Bernardino, Calif., campus where 14 people were killed the previous month in a terror attack carried out by a county restaurant inspector Sayed Farook and his wife. The Justice Department sued Volkswagen over emissions-cheating software found in nearly 600,000 vehicles sold in the United States.
Today's Birthdays — Jan. 4: Actress Barbara Rush is 90. Football Hall of Fame coach Don Shula is 87. Opera singer Grace Bumbry is 80. Actress Dyan Cannon is 78. Author-historian Doris Kearns Goodwin is 74. Country singer Kathy Forester (The Forester Sisters) is 62. Actress Ann Magnuson is 61. Rock musician Bernard Sumner (New Order, Joy Division) is 61. Country singer Patty Loveless is 60. Actor Julian Sands is 59. Rock singer Michael Stipe is 57. Actor Patrick Cassidy is 55. Actor Dave Foley is 54. Actress Dot Jones is 53. Actor Rick Hearst is 52. Singer-musician Cait O'Riordan is 52. Actress Julia Ormond is 52. Tennis player Guy Forget (ghee fohr-ZHAY') is 52. Country singer Deana Carter is 51. Rock musician Benjamin Darvill (Crash Test Dummies) is 50. Actor Josh Stamberg is 47. Actor Jeremy Licht is 46. Actor Damon Gupton is 44. Actress-singer Jill Marie Jones is 42. Alt-country singer Justin Townes Earle is 35. Christian rock singer Spencer Chamberlain (Underoath) is 34. Actress Lenora Crichlow is 32. Comedian-actress Charlyne Yi is 31. Actress-singer Coco Jones is 19.
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Today is Thursday, Jan. 4, the fourth day of 2018. There are 361 days left in the year.
Today's Highlight in History:
On Jan. 4, 1868, "The Moonstone" by Wilkie Collins, considered by some the first full-length English detective novel, began to be serialized in Britain and the U.S. in All the Year Round and Harper's Weekly (it was published in book form in July 1868).
Ten years ago: The government reported that the nation's jobless rate hit 5 percent in December 2007, a two-year high, fanning recession fears. Britney Spears lost custody of her two sons to ex-husband Kevin Federline a day after police and paramedics were called to her home.
Five years ago: The new Congress passed a $9.7 billion bill to help pay flood insurance claims to homeowners, renters and businesses damaged by Superstorm Sandy. No. 10 Texas A&M beat No. 12 Oklahoma, 41-13, in the Cotton Bowl.
One year ago: President Barack Obama urged congressional Democrats to "look out for the American people" in defending his legacy health care overhaul, while Vice President-elect Mike Pence stood firm in telling Republicans that dismantling "Obamacare" was No. 1 on Donald Trump's list. Macy's said it was eliminating more than 10,000 jobs and planned to move forward with 68 store closures after a disappointing holiday shopping season.
Today's Birthdays — Jan. 4: Actress Barbara Rush is 91. Football Hall of Fame coach Don Shula is 88. Opera singer Grace Bumbry is 81. Actress Dyan Cannon is 79. Author-historian Doris Kearns Goodwin is 75. Country singer Kathy Forester (The Forester Sisters) is 63. Actress Ann Magnuson is 62. Rock musician Bernard Sumner (New Order, Joy Division) is 62. Country singer Patty Loveless is 61. Actor Julian Sands is 60. Rock singer Michael Stipe is 58. Actor Patrick Cassidy is 56. Actor Dave Foley is 55. Actress Dot Jones is 54. Actor Rick Hearst is 53. Singer-musician Cait O'Riordan is 53. Actress Julia Ormond is 53. Tennis player Guy Forget (ghee fohr-ZHAY') is 53. Country singer Deana Carter is 52. Rock musician Benjamin Darvill (Crash Test Dummies) is 51. Actor Josh Stamberg is 48. Actor Jeremy Licht is 47. Actor Damon Gupton is 45. Actress-singer Jill Marie Jones is 43. Alt-country singer Justin Townes Earle is 36. Christian rock singer Spencer Chamberlain (Underoath) is 35. Actress Lenora Crichlow is 33. Comedian-actress Charlyne Yi is 32. Actress-singer Coco Jones is 20.
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1853 – After having been kidnapped and sold into slavery in the American South, Solomon Northup regains his freedom; his memoir Twelve Years a Slave later becomes a national bestseller.
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In 1954 - Elvis Presley recorded "Casual Love" and "I’ll Never Stand in Your Way."
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In 1974 - NBC-TV presented hockey in prime time. The Boston Bruins and the New York Rangers were the teams in the National Hockey League (NHL) game.
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