Interrogatories
Ladies: Could you/would you join the DAR? Men: Could you/would you join any fraternal organizations? Are you currently a member of any such thing?
Those of you who watch(ed) it, what's your favorite Saturday Night Live skit?
It's World Egg Day. What is your favorite use for eggs?
Have you ever been mistaken for someone else?
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On This Day
In 1809, Meriwether Lewis of Lewis and Clark fame died from gunshot wounds. The question of suicide v. murder persists to this day.
In 1811, the first steam-powered ferry service opened between New York and New Jersey.
In 1890, the National Society of Daughters of the American Revolution (commonly just known as Daughters of the American Revolution) was founded. To join, one must be direct lineal descendant of someone who fought on the U.S. side in the Revolutionary War, be over 18 years of age, and be considered "personally acceptable" to the members (initially meaning persons of color need not apply).
In 1975, Saturday Night Live debuted on NBC. George Carlin was the host.
In 1984, Challenger astronaut Kathryn D. Sullivan became the first American woman to walk in space.
Born on This Day
1739 – Grigory Potemkin, Russian military leader and politician (d. 1791)
1741 - James Barry, Irish painter (d.1806)
1803 - Barend Cornelis Koekkoek, Dutch painter (d. 1862)
1828 - André-Henri Dargelas, French genre painter (d. 1906)
1849 - Alfred Wierusz-Kowalski, Polish painter (d. 1915)
1858 - Nils Kreuger, Swedish painter (d. 1930)
1869 - Filipp Andreyevich Malyavin, Russian painter (d. 1940)
1872 – Emily Davison, English women's rights activist (d. 1913)
1872 – Harlan F. Stone, American lawyer and jurist, 12th Chief Justice of the United States (d. 1946)
1884 – Eleanor Roosevelt, American politician and humanitarian, 34th First Lady of the United States (d. 1962)
1884 – Sig Ruman, German-American actor (d. 1967)
1892 - Anton Räderscheidt, German painter (d. 1970)
1905 – Fred Trump, American real estate developer (d. 1999)
1912 – Betty Noyes,American singer and actress (d. 1987)
1918 – Jerome Robbins, American choreographer, director, and producer (d. 1998)
1919 – Art Blakey, American drummer and bandleader (d. 1990)
1919 – Jean Vander Pyl, American actress (d. 1999)
1925 – Elmore Leonard, American author and screenwriter (d. 2013)
1929 – Curtis Amy, American saxophonist (d. 2002)
1929 – Liselotte Pulver, Swiss actress
1936 – Billy Higgins, American drummer (d. 2001)
1946 – Daryl Hall, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (Hall & Oates)
1946 – Gary Mallaber, American drummer (Steve Miller Band)
1947 – George McCorkle, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (The Marshall Tucker Band) (d. 2007)
1950 – Patty Murray, American politician
1962 – Joan Cusack, American actress
1965 – Luke Perry, American actor
1971 – Petra Haden, American violinist and singer
1973 – Mike Smith, American guitarist (Snot and Limp Bizkit)
1976 – Emily Deschanel, American actress
Died on This Day
1303 – Pope Boniface VIII (b. 1235)
1523 - Bartolomeo Cincani Montagna, Italian painter (b. 1450)
1631 - Martin Ryckaert, Flemish painter (b. 1587)
1636 – Johann Albrecht Adelgrief, German man who claimed to be a prophet
1888 - Wilhelm Ludwig Friedrich Riefstahl, German painter (b. 1827)
1889 – James Prescott Joule, English physicist (b. 1818)
1935 - Samuel John Peploe, Scottish painter (b. 1871)
1958 - Maurice de Vlaminck, French painter (b. 1876) (See Tipple Jar)
1961 – Chico Marx, American comedian and actor (b. 1887)
1963 – Jean Cocteau, French author, poet, and playwright (b. 1889)
1963 – Édith Piaf, French singer-songwriter and actress (b. 1915)
1965 – Dorothea Lange, American photographer who documented the Great Depression (b. 1895)
1971 – Chesty Puller, American general (b. 1898)
1988 – Bonita Granville, American actress (b. 1923)
1991 – Redd Foxx, American comedian and actor (b. 1922)
Today is
International Day of the Girl Child (International)
General Pulaski Memorial Day (United States)
National Coming Out Day
Old Michelmas Day (Celtic)
World Egg Day
National Sausage Pizza Day
It's My Party Day
National Take Your Teddy Bear To Work Day
Southern Food Heritage Day