Hello, K-Froggers. Welcome to another beautiful southern California Sunday, and the big Sunday Soiree. So, NASCAR is in town this weekend. Great Saturday race Congrats to Kyle Larson for the W yesterday. We’ll see how today’s race turns out. Today is March 23. If it is your birthday, have a very hoppy birthday. Here are some folks who share your birthday… 1645 - William Kidd, Pirate Legend From Scotland (d. 1701) 1902 - Philip Ober, Fort Payne Ala, actor (Gen Stone-I Dream of Jeannie) 1905 - Joan Crawford, [Lucille Le Sueur], Texas, actress (Mildred Pierce), (d. 1977) 1922 - Marty Allen, Pitts, comedian (Allen & Rossi), Hello Dere” 1929 - Albert H Crews, astronaut 1937 - Craig Breedlove, LA, auto-racing champion (613 MPH-Spirit of America) 1938 - Christopher Glenn, NYC, news anchor (CBS Nightwatch) 1943 - Gail Goodrich, NBA star (Lakers, Suns) 1949 - Ric Ocasek, Balt, rock vocalist (Cars-Double Life, Just What I Needed) 1952 - Patricia Richardson, Bethesda MD, actress (Jill-Home Improvement) 1953 - Chaka Khan, [Stevens], Great Lakes Il, rocker (Rufus-I am Every Woman) 1953 - Louie Anderson, Minn, comedian (Ratboy, Wrong Guys) 1954 - Moses Malone, NBA center (Atlanta Hawks, Milw Bucks, Phila ‘76ers) 1965 - Richard Grieco, Waterton NY, actor (21 Jump Street, Booker) 1973 - Kathy Carboy, Cincinnati, Ohio, diver (Olympics-96) 1976 - Keri Russell, actress (Mickey Mouse Club, Lottery, Daddy Girls) 1978 - Perez Hilton, American television personality and blogger 1981 - Erin Crocker, American NASCAR driver 1986 - Brett Eldredge is born in Paris, Illinois. He brings a blue-eyed soul sound to country with his first hit single, the 2012 release Dont Ya How ‘bout some historical stuff that happened on your birthday… 1839 - 1st recorded use of OK [oll korrect] (Bostons Morning Post) 1840 - Draper takes 1st successful photo of the Moon (daguerrotype) 1889 - Pres Harrison opens Oklahoma for white colonization 1903 - Wright brothers obtain airplane patent 1910 - 1st race at Los Angeles Motordrome (1st US auto speedway) 1912 - Dixie Cup invented 1922 - Fiddlin John Carson becomes the first hillbilly artist to play on the radio, performing on Atlantas WSB. His first song: Little Old Log Cabin In The Lane” 1922 - 1st airplane lands at the US Capitol in Washington, DC 1926 - Maybelle Addington marries Ezra Carter. As a member of The Carter Family, she helps shape country harmony singing and ends up in the Country Music Hall of Fame 1929 - 1st telephone installed in White House 1930 - US Ladies Figure Skating championship won by Maribel Vinson, US Mens Figure Skating championship won by Roger Turner 1944 - Nicholas Alkemade falls 5,500 m without a parachute & lives 1960 - Explorer (8) fails to reach Earth orbit 1965 - Gemini 3 launched, 1st US 2-man space flight (Grissom & Young) 1972 - Evel Knievel breaks 93 bones after successfully clearing 35 cars 1973 - Yoko Ono is granted permanent residence in US 1984 - Mens Fig Skating Championship in Ottawa won by Scott Hamilton (USA) 1985 - Ray Charles and fellow chess player Willie Nelson appear at #1 on the Billboard country chart with Seven Spanish Angels 1985 - Discovery moves to Vandenberg AFB for mating of STS 51-D mission 1993 - Reprise releases Dwight Yoakams album This Time 1993 - Bruce Springsteen surprises the audience at Count Basie Theatre in Red Bank, New Jersey, when he rips off his shirt and launches into Billy Ray Cyrus Achy Breaky Heart. Everybody gets a giggle out of it, he says, but that tune is just damn good 1994 - Wayne Gretzky sets NHL record with 802 goals scored 1996 - This has to make her feel better: Patty Loveless tops the Billboard country chart with You Can Feel Bad 1998 - Naomi, Wynonna and Ashley Judd attend the Oscars in Los Angeles, where Trisha Yearwood performs How Do I Live, from the movie Con Air. Ashley presents an award and gets flak for a high, revealing hemline 2009 - A new episode of CMT Crossroads debuts pairing Jamey Johnson and Shooter Jennings. Among their performances: In Color and a cover of Waylon Jennings Dont You Think This Outlaw Bits Done Got Out Of Hand 2011 - Taylor Swift performs Mine, Fifteen and Love Story during an intimate concert at Londons Abbey Road Studio for an audience that includes Amy Winehouse So, that is your day. Go out and enjoy every minute of it. And, keep it right here on K-Frog.
Posted on: Sun, 23 Mar 2014 16:55:54 +0000
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