Did you know who's birthday is today, Oct 5?

Did you know what happened on this day in time?

2004
Comedian Rodney Dangerfield dies at age 82 in Los Angeles.
1999
Long distance company Sprint is purchased by MCI WorldCom for $115 billion.
2000
Thirty-one people die when a pair of commuter trains collide in London.
1989
Televangelist Jim Bakker is found guilty on fraud charges by a Charlotte, North Carolina, jury.
1968
The Beatles record vocals, bass, and drums to Savoy Truffle, a song that will ultimately appear on the White Album, at Trident Studios in London. (photo credit: Capitol Records)
1953
Earl Warren succeeds Fred Vinson as the 14th chief justice of the US Supreme Court.
1952
Inner Sanctum, a popular radio mystery show that lasted 11 seasons, airs its final episode on ABC.
1947
In the first TV address by a US president from the White House, Harry Truman asks the public to reduce their intake of meats to help the starving masses in Europe. (photo credit: SoundWorks)

1942
Broadway show songsmith, George M. Cohan, dies at age 64.
1941
Louis D. Brandeis, the first Jewish member of the US Supreme Court, dies at age 84.
1897
English artist Sir John Gilbert dies.
1877
Nez Perce Indian Chief Joseph surrenders to US troops at Chinook, MT.
1813
Shawnee Indian chief Tecumseh is killed while battling the British during the War of 1812.

'World's Tallest Man' is going to be a father

The world's tallest man, China's Bao Xishun, became the world's tallest father this week with the birth of his first child, a boy whose initial height seems a compromise between his gigantic dad and average-sized mum.

Chinese 2.36m tall man Bao Xishun is seen walking with his wife Xia Shujian in Zenrinji, on September 26, 2008 where they have their house in Zunhua, north China's Hebei province. Bao Xishun and his wife Xia Shujuan got married last year.
Bao's son measured 22 inches long at birth, the senior doctor at Zunhua Hospital in Hebei province told Reuters.
Although slightly taller than average for newborn children, Bao's boy came up well short of the 29.5 inches claimed as a record birth length last year, also in China.
"Bao is quite happy. The baby is healthy and a normal size," the hospital's senior doctor Zhang told Reuters.
Bao, a 7-foot-9-inch herdsman from Inner Mongolia, last year married Xia Shujuan, a pygmy by contrast at 5-foot-6 inches.

Is James Earl Jones Dead

Rumors are circulating on the internet that acting legend James Earl Jones has died. His death was reportedly announced on radio station Hot 107.9 in Atlanta, but nothing on their website would seem to substantiate the rumor.
The only news regarding Jones in the last few days has been much more upbeat: he has been selected by the Screen Actors Guild as the latest recipient of its Life Achievement Award for his thespian and humanitarian accomplishments.
This isn't the first time there's been a rumor circulating about Jones' demise: in 1998 Pittsburgh Pirates announcer Lanny Frattare mistakenly told listeners that James Earl Jones had passed away when, in fact, it was Martin Luther King Jr. assassin James Earl Ray who had died.
Must be unsettling for Jones' family and loved ones, especially wife Cecilia and son Flynn.
No official statement has come from Jones indicating that he's still alive, but I imagine when it does it will be in a deep, booming voice and sound like Darth Vadar.

Did you know There's nothing healthier or better about organic food

Alex Avery, director of research and education for the Hudson Institute‘s Center for Global Food Issues and author of “The Truth About Organics,” said there are several misconceptions about organic food that make people believe it is healthier and better for the environment. ‘’It’s a total con,” said Avery, a plant scientist by training. "There is not a shred of science" to back up claims that organic is safer or more nutritious, he said. more

Did you know who's birthday is today, Oct 4?

Did you know what happened on this date in time?

2001 Barry Bonds hits his 70th home run of the season, tying the single-season record set by Mark McGuire in 1998.

1994 Grammy®-nominated country guitarist Danny Gatton dies at age 49.

1978 The Vatican holds funeral services for Pope John Paul I.

1976 Barbara Walters becomes the first woman to anchor a network TV newscast, teaming up with Harry Reasoner for the ABC Evening News.

1976 US Agriculture secretary Earl Butz resigns over controversy arising from a joke he made about African-Americans. Uncle Woody sez: With a name like his, I wouldn't go looking for trouble!

1970 Rock vocalist Janis Joplin dies from a drug overdose at age 27.

1963 Gambia, the smallest country in Africa, gains its independence from Great Britain.

1958 British Overseas Airways Corporation (BOAC) begins the first scheduled passenger jet service between London and New York.

1957 Leave It to Beaver, starring Jerry Mathers, debuts on ABC-TV.

1957 Russia launches the world's first satellite into orbit. Sputnik I stayed aloft for nearly 3 months.

1933 The men's magazine Esquire debuts.

1905 US president Calvin Coolidge marries Grace Goodhue.

1895 The first US Open golf tournament is held (Newport Country Club - Newport, RI).

1777 Colonial troops suffer heavy casualties after attacking the British at Germantown, PA, during the American Revolution.

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Did you know who's birthday is today, Oct 3?

Did you know what happen on this day in history:

2004 Actress Janet Leigh> dies at her Beverly Hills, California, home at age 77.

2003 Magician Roy Horn of Siegfried and Roy is critically injured when a large white tiger mauls him during a performance in Las Vegas.

1999 Entrepreneur and Sony co-founder Akio Morita dies in Tokyo at age 78.

1998 Today co-host Matt Lauer marries model Annette Roque.

1995 The world learns that former football great O.J. Simpson has been acquitted of murder charges.

1990 Germany is reunified, with the removal of barriers between the communist East and democratic West sectors.


1968
The Beatles begin recording of Savoy Truffle, a song that will ultimately appear on the White Album, at Trident Studios in London.
(photo credit: Capitol Records)

1962 NASA astronaut Wally Schirra makes a successful 9-hour trip into Earth orbit aboard the Mercury space capsule Sigma Seven.
(photo credit: NASA)


1960 The Andy Griffith Show debuts on CBS-TV.

1955 The Mickey Mouse Club debuts on ABC-TV.

1955 Not to be outdone by rival network ABC, CBS debuts their own children's TV show, Captain Kangaroo, starring Bob Keeshan.

1908 The Australian national flag is adopted.

1863 US president Abraham Lincoln declares the last Thursday in November as a national day of Thanksgiving.

1656 Massachusetts colonist Miles Standish dies.