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This Day In History
January 14th 1742 English astronomer Edmond Halley, who observed the comet that now bears his name, died at age 85. 1784 The United States ratified a peace treaty with England ending the Revolutionary War. 1898 Charles Lutwidge Dodgson - who wrote "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" under the pen name Lewis Carroll - died in Guildford, England, at age 65. 1952 NBC's "Today" show premiered. 1954 Baseball player Joe Dimaggio and actress Marilyn Monroe were married at San Francisco City Hall. 1957 American actor and cultural icon Humphrey Bogart died in Los Angeles, at age 57. 1963 George C. Wallace was sworn in as governor of Alabama with a pledge of "segregation forever." 1969 An explosion ripped through the U.S. aircraft carrier Enterprise off Hawaii, killing 25 crew members. 1970 Diana Ross and the Supremes performed their last concert together, at the Frontier Hotel in Las Vegas. 1972 NBC-TV debuted "Sanford & Son." 1976 "Bionic Woman" debuted on ABC. Birthdays 90 Andy Rooney Commentator ("60 Minutes") 55 Hacksaw Jim Duggan Professional wrestler ("HOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO") 50 Geoff Tate Rock singer (Queensryche) 42 Zakk Wylde Rock musician 41 LL Cool J Actor and rapper 40 Dave Grohl Rock singer, musician (Foo Fighters, Nirvana) 40 Jason Bateman Actor ("Arrested Development") 60 Benedict Arnold 1/14/1741 - 6/14/1801 American patriot/traitor 90 Albert Schweitzer 1/14/1875 - 9/4/1965 Alsatian/German physician |
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I think Sanford & Son was one of the greatest sitcoms of all time.
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I love this thread...:tu Thanks.
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No problem. I will do my best to update it every night.
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Cool thread! :tu
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Sanford and Son.
Darn funniest show I can recall. His sister in law......what a pisser. |
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January 16th 1547 Ivan the Terrible was crowned the first czar of Russia. 1883 The U.S. Civil Service Commission established. 1920 A year after it was ratified, the 18th Amendment to the Constitution, prohibiting the sale of alcoholic beverages, went into effect. 1942 Actress Carole Lombard, the wife of actor Clark Gable, died in a plane crash. 1976 The TV show "Donny & Marie" premiered on ABC-TV. 1981 Leon Spinks was mugged. Even his gold teeth were taken by the assailants. 1991 Operation Desert Storm was announced by the White House. 1992 The El Salvador government signed a peace treaty with guerrilla forces, formally ending 12 years of civil war. 2001 Laurent Kabila, president of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, was assassinated. 2003 Space shuttle Columbia blasted off on what would be its final mission. The craft broke up on its descent on Feb. 1, killing all on board. Birthdays 74 A.J. Foyt Auto racer 61 John Carpenter Movie director 40 Roy Jones, Jr. Boxer 35 Kate Moss Model 29 Albert Pujols Baseball player 76 Ethel Merman 1/16/1908 - 2/15/1984 American entertainer 64 Dizzy Dean 1/16/1910 - 7/17/1974 American baseball great |
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January 17th 1806 James Madison Randolph, the grandson of Thomas Jefferson, became the first child born in the White House. 1893 Rutherford B. Hayes, the 19th president of the United States, died in Fremont, Ohio, at age 70. 1916 The Professional Golfers Association was formed in New York City. 1975 The television show "Baretta" debuted on ABC. 1977 Gary Gilmore became the first person executed in the U.S. since the death penalty was reintroduced. 1991 Operation Desert Storm was launched against Iraq. 1998 President Clinton became the first sitting U.S. president to testify as a defendant in a criminal or civil suit. 2001 Gov. Gray Davis declared a state of emergency concerning California's electricity crisis. 2008 Bobby Fischer, the chess master who became a Cold War icon when he dethroned the Soviet Union's Boris Spassky as world champion in 1972, died at age 64. Birthdays 87 Betty White Actress ("The Golden Girls") 78 James Earl Jones Actor 78 Don Zimmer Baseball coach 70 Maury Povich Talk show host 67 Muhammad Ali Boxing Hall of Famer 61 Mick Taylor Rock musician (Rolling Stones) 55 Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Son of Bobby Kennedy & Nephew of JFK 52 Steve Harvey Actor, comedian 50 Susanna Hoffs Rock musician, singer (The Bangles) 47 Jim Carrey Actor 45 Michelle Obama Wife of President-elect Barack Obama 38 Kid Rock Rock/Rap/Country musician 34 Freddy Rodriguez Actor ("Six Feet Under") 27 Dwayne Wade Basketball player 26 AAlmeter Cigar Asylum Member 84 Benjamin Franklin 1/17/1706 - 4/17/1790 Founding Fathers of the United States of America and inventor 48 Al Capone 1/17/1899 - 1/25/1947 American gangster |
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Tampa Bay Rays senior adviser Don Zimmer is recovering from a small stroke suffered last month, the St. Petersburg Times reported. Zimmer, who turns 78 today, hopes to join the Rays for spring training. He is working to regain the speech and mobility he lost, Zimmer told the Times. "I never felt bad," he told the Times. "I never had anything bother me except that I'm a little wobbly and I'm slow taking a step. A week and a half ago, there's no way I could talk to you. ''But I'm getting better." At a family gathering on Dec. 23, several relatives noticed Zimmer was not his usual self. "They could see something was wrong," he told the Times. "I wasn't talking right. I was very quiet, and that's not me. Everyone noticed it." Zimmer said an MRI confirmed he "had a small stroke." |
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January 18th 1778 Captain James Cook became the first European to visit the Sandwich Islands (Hawaii). 1788 The First Fleet, carrying convicts and sheep, arrived in Australia's Botany Bay. 1862 John Tyler, the 10th president of the United States, died in Richmond, Va., at age 71. 1919 The World War I peace conference opened in Versailles, France. 1912 The ill-fated Scott expedition reached the South Pole, only to discover Amundsen had been there first. 1936 Author Rudyard Kipling died in Burwash, England, at age 70 1943 The Nazi siege of Leningrad was broken. 1951 The NFL passed a rule that said that a tackle, guard or center was not eligible to catch a forward pass. 1958 Willie O'Ree made his NHL debut with the Boston Bruins. He was the first black player to enter the league 1974 The first episode of "The Six Million Dollar Man" aired. 1975 "The Jeffersons" debuted on CBS-TV 1990 Washington, D.C., Mayor Marion Barry was arrested for drug possession in an FBI sting. (He was later convicted of a misdemeanor.) 1993 All 50 states joined in the observance of the Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday. Birthdays 55 Ted DiBiase Professional Wrestler ("The Million Dollar Man") 54 Kevin Costner Actor 48 Mark Messier Hockey Hall of Famer 44 Dave Attell Comedian 38 Jonathan Davis Rock singer (Korn) 25 Kristy Lee Cook Country singer ("American Idol") 80 Thomas Watson 1/18/1854 - 12/13/1934 American telephone pioneer/shipbuilder 66 Oliver Hardy 1/18/1892 - 8/7/1957 American comic movie actor 82 Cary Grant 1/18/1904 - 11/29/1986 English/American actor |
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January 19th 1861 Georgia seceded from the Union. 1915 The electric neon sign was patented in the United States by George Claude of Paris, France. 1953 Lucy Ricardo gave birth to baby Ricky on I Love Lucy. More people tuned in to watch the show than the inauguration of President Eisenhower. 1955 President Eisenhower okayed the first filming of a news conference for television. 1981 The United States and Iran signed an agreement paving the way for the release of 52 Americans held hostage for more than 14 months. 1997 Yasser Arafat returned to Hebron for the first time in 30 years, as Israel hands over control of the West Bank city to Palestinians. 1998 Rockabilly pioneer Carl Perkins died at age 65 2001 President Clinton admitted he made false statements under oath about Monica Lewinsky. 2006 An unmanned NASA spacecraft blasted off on a 3 billion-mile journey to Pluto. 2007 Bam Bam Bigelow, professional wrestler died of a drug overdose, he was 45. Birthdays 86 Jean Stapleton Actress ("All in the Family") 65 Dan Reeves Football coach 63 Dolly Parton Country singer, actress 54 Paul Rodriguez Comedian 52 Katey Sagal Actress ("Married ... With Children") 42 tnip23 Cigar Asylum Member 41 Whitfield Crane Rock singer (Ugly Kid Joe) 35 Frank Caliendo Comedian, impressionist ("Frank TV") 27 Jodie Sweetin Actress ("Full House") 17 Shawn Johnson Gymnast 83 James Watt 1/19/1736 - 8/25/1819 Scottish steam engine inventor 63 Robert E. Lee 1/19/1807 - 10/12/1870 American Civil War general 40 Edgar Allan Poe 1/19/1809 - 10/7/1849 American writer/poet 27 Janis Joplin 1/19/1943 – 10/4/1970 American singer, songwriter 54 Robert Palmer 1/19/1949 – 9/26/2003 English singer, songwriter |
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