Interrogatories
How long did you lurk on Daily Kos before you first commented? Did you sign up right away or wait until you wanted to comment?
Did you go to your prom? Did you enjoy it? Who was your date, what did you wear, and what kind of music did they have? Was it a decorated gym, or one of the lavish ones that have become a thing in recent years?
Did you ever work the phones at a telethon or pledge drive? Know anyone who did? Ever call and pledge?
What is the first record or CD that you ever bought with your own money?
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On This Day
In 1881, Chester A. Arthur took the oath of office as President following the death of James Garfield.
In 1962, African American student James Meredith was barred from entering the University of Mississippi.
In 1973, female tennis champ Billie Jean King clobbered sexist pig Bobby Riggs in the "Battle of the Sexes" match at the Houston Astrodome.
In 1982, NFL players went out on strike.
In 1984, the U.S. embassy in Beirut, Lebanon was struck by a suicide bomber, killing 22. (But….BENGHAZI!!!)
In 2001, George W. Bush declared the War on Terror.
In 2011, the U.S. finally ended "Don't Ask, Don't Tell."
Born on This Day
1486 – Arthur, Prince of Wales (d. 1502)
1758 – Jean-Jacques Dessalines, Haitian emperor (d. 1806)
1807 - Friedrich Gauermann, Austrian painter (d. 1862)
1819 - Théodore Chassériau, French painter (d. 1856)
1831 – Kate Harrington, American teacher and poet (d. 1917)
1878 – Upton Sinclair, American journalist and author (d. 1968)
1885 – Jelly Roll Morton, American pianist, bandleader and composer (d. 1941)
1894 - Claire Mersereau, silent film actress (d. 1982)
1902 – Stevie Smith, English author and poet (d. 1971)
1914 – Kenneth More, English actor (d. 1982)
1917 – Clarice Taylor, American actress (d. 2011)
1920 – Jay Ward, American cartoonist (d. 1989)
1921 – Chico Hamilton, American drummer and bandleader
1922 – William Kapell, American pianist (d. 1953)
1924 – Gogi Grant, American singer
1925 – Bobby Nunn, American singer (The Coasters and The Robins) (d. 1986)
1927 – Rachel Roberts, Welsh actress (d. 1980)
1929 – Anne Meara, American actress
1930 – Eddie Bo, American singer and pianist (d. 2009)
1934 – Sophia Loren, Italian actress. See Tipple Jar
1937 - Monica Zetterlund, Swedish singer and actress (d. 2005)
1941 – Dale Chihuly, American sculptor
1947 – Billy Bang, American singer and composer (d. 2011)
1948 – George R. R. Martin, American screenwriter and author
1956 – Gary Cole, American actor
1957 – Alannah Currie, New Zealand singer-songwriter (Thompson Twins)
1960 – Dave Hemingway, English singer-songwriter (The Beautiful South and The Housemartins)
1964 – Randy Bradbury, American bass player (Pennywise and One Hit Wonder)
1964 – Maggie Cheung, Hong Kong actress
1966 – Nuno Bettencourt, Portuguese singer-songwriter and guitarist (Extreme, Satellite Party, DramaGods, and Mourning Widows)
1968 – Van Jones, American attorney and activist
1968 – Ben Shepherd, American singer-songwriter and bass player (Soundgarden, Hater, and Wellwater Conspiracy)
1975 – Asia Argento, Italian actress
Died on This Day
1643 – Lucius Cary, 2nd Viscount Falkland, English politician and author (b. 1610)
1721 – Thomas Doggett, Irish actor (b. 1640)
1724 - David von Krafft, Swedish painter (b. 1655)
1793 – Fletcher Christian, English navy officer (b. 1764)
1810 - Wouter Johannes van Troostwijk, Dutch painter (b. 1782)
1932 – Wovoka, Native American religious leader, founded the Ghost Dance Movement (b. 1856)
1932 - Max Slevogt, German painter (b. 1868)
1933 – Annie Besant, English activist (b. 1847)
1960 - Ida Rubinstein, Russian ballerina (b. 1885)
1962 - Robert Colquhoun, Scottish painter (b. 1914)
1973 – Jim Croce, American singer-songwriter (b. 1943)
1973 - Marion Fairbanks, silent film actress (b. 1900)
1984 – Steve Goodman, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1948)
1985 – Helen Clark MacInnes, Scottish-American author (b. 1907)
1993 - Zita Johann, American actress (b. 1904)
1999 – Raisa Gorbachova, Russian wife of Mikhail Gorbachev (b. 1932)
2005 – Simon Wiesenthal, Austrian holocaust survivor and nazi hunter (b. 1908)
Today is
National Rum Punch Day
National Punch Day (the kiddies version of the above?)
National POW/MIA Recognition Day
National Tradesmen Day