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Opening Day For MLB Baseball Is Right Around The Corner

Porky — Tue, 12 Mar 2013 21:48:54 +0000

For the millions of Baseball fans out around the country, opening day for the MLB Regular Season will soon been here on Sunday, March 31st. When the Houston Astros make their American League debut vs. the Texas Rangers in an 8 p.m. ET game that will be broadcast on ESPN.

Celebrity Birthdays for April 30 – Cloris Leachman, Johnny Galecki and More

Kathy Landin — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 12:00:30 +0000

Here’s a look at some notable birthdays being celebrated today:

Cloris Leachman
Age: 86
Occupation: Actress
Known For: Winning an Oscar for her role as a supporting actress in the film ‘The Last Picture Show,’ as well as winning more Primetime Emmy Awards than any other actress, her memorable roles in the ‘Mary Tyler Moore’ spinoff ‘Phyllis’ and ‘The Facts of Life,’ being the oldest celebrity to dance on ABC’s ‘Dancing with the Stars,’ and having one of the dirtiest mouths in Hollywood.

This Day in History for April 30 – Hitler Commits Suicide and More

Kathy Landin — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 12:00:25 +0000

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history:

1803 – France sells the Louisiana territory and adjoining lands to the US as part of the Louisiana Purchase (More info)

1939 – Commercial television makes its official US debut, broadcasting from the Empire State Building at the New York World’s Fair (More info)

This Day in History for April 20 – Columbine Massacre and More

Shauna Wright — Fri, 20 Apr 2012 12:00:58 +0000

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history:

1861 – Robert E. Lee resigns his commission in the US Army in order to command the forces of Virginia (More info)

1902 – Pierre and Marie Curie isolate radium (More info)

Celebrity Birthdays for April 20 – George Takei, Jessica Lange and More

Shauna Wright — Fri, 20 Apr 2012 12:00:43 +0000

Here’s a look at some notable birthdays being celebrated today:

George Takei
Age: 75
Occupation: Actor
Known For: His role as Hikaru Sulu, helmsman of the USS Enterprise on the television series ‘Star Trek,’ his hilarious viral videos in support of gay rights, and having one of the best feeds on Twitter

This Day in History for April 19 – Oklahoma City Bombing and More

Shauna Wright — Thu, 19 Apr 2012 12:00:28 +0000

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history:

1775 – American Revolutionary War begins (More info)

1897 – The first Boston Marathon is run (More info)

Celebrity Birthdays for April 19 – James Franco, Kate Hudson and More

Shauna Wright — Thu, 19 Apr 2012 12:00:18 +0000

Here’s a look at some notable birthdays being celebrated today:

James Franco
Age: 35
Occupation: Actor and Professional Student
Known For: His Oscar-nominated role in ’127 Hours,’ other notable work in ‘Milk,’ ‘Pineapple Express,’ ‘Planet of the Apes’ and in the ‘Spider Man’ trilogy, his bizarre recurring role on ‘General Hospital,’ a disastrous Oscar-hosting stint in 2011, and pretty much always being enrolled in a university class somewhere

This Day in History for April 18 – Great San Francisco Earthquake and More

Shauna Wright — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 12:00:19 +0000

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history:

1506 – The cornerstone of the current St. Peter’s Basilica is laid (More info)

1775 – Paul Revere rides to warn Massachusetts colonists of the arrival of British troops (More info)

Celebrity Birthdays for April 18 – James Woods, Conan O'Brien and More

Shauna Wright — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 12:00:09 +0000

Here’s a look at some notable birthdays being celebrated today:

James Woods
Age: 65
Occupation: Actor
Known For: His Oscar-nominated roles in ‘Salvador’ and ‘Ghosts of Mississippi,’ and other critically-acclaimed work in ‘Once Upon a Time in America,’ ‘Nixon,’ and ‘Casino,’ and in the television legal drama ‘Shark’

This Day in History for April 17 – Ford Mustang Debuts and More

Shauna Wright — Tue, 17 Apr 2012 12:00:48 +0000

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history:

1397 – Geoffrey Chaucer tells the ‘Canterbury Tales’ for the first time at the court of Richard II (More info)

1961 – A group of CIA financed and trained Cuban exiles lands at the Bay of Pigs in Cuba with the aim of ousting Fidel Castro (More info)

Celebrity Birthdays for April 17 – Jennifer Garner, Rooney Mara and More

Shauna Wright — Tue, 17 Apr 2012 12:00:45 +0000

Here’s a look at some notable birthdays being celebrated today:

Jennifer Garner
Age: 40
Occupation: Actress
Known For: Playing CIA agent Sydney Bristow in the drama series ‘Alias,’ films like ’13 Going on 30,’ ‘Elektra’ and ‘Juno,’ and her marriage to actor and director Ben Affleck

This Day in History for April 16 – Cronkite Becomes Anchor and More

Shauna Wright — Mon, 16 Apr 2012 12:00:09 +0000

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history:

1943 – The hallucinogenic effects of LSD are discovered (More info)

1962 – Walter Cronkite takes over as the lead news anchor of the ‘CBS Evening News,’ going on to become “the most trusted man in America” (More info)

1963 – Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. pens his “Letter from Birmingham Jail” while incarcerated there for protesting against segregation (More info)

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Celebrity Birthdays for April 13 – Al Green, Max Weinberg and More

Shauna Wright — Fri, 13 Apr 2012 12:00:38 +0000

Here’s a look at some notable birthdays being celebrated today:

Al Green
Age: 66
Occupation: Singer and Songwriter
Known For: Pioneering modern soul music with classic songs like ‘I’m Still In Love With You,’ ‘Love and Happiness’ and ‘Let’s Stay Together,’ a tragic 1974 incident with a girlfriend that caused him to turn to become a minister and found a church in Memphis, and being ranked among Rolling Stone’s 100 Greatest Artists of All Time

This Day in History for April 13 – Apollo 13 Disaster and More

Shauna Wright — Fri, 13 Apr 2012 12:00:15 +0000

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history:

1870 – The New York City Metropolitan Museum of Art, commonly called the Met, is founded (More info)

1943 – The Jefferson Memorial is dedicated in Washington, DC, on the 200th anniversary of Thomas Jefferson’s birth (More info)

Celebrity Birthdays for April 12 – David Letterman, Vince Gill and More

Shauna Wright — Thu, 12 Apr 2012 12:00:17 +0000

Here’s a look at some notable birthdays being celebrated today:

David Letterman
Age: 65
Occupation: Comedian, Writer and Talk Show Host
Known For: Hosting ‘Late Night with David Letterman’ on NBC and later ‘Late Show with David Letterman’ on CBS, having the longest late-night hosting career in American history, his Worldwide Pants production company, and providing a textbook example of the right way to publicly handle a nasty scandal

This Day in History for April 12 – Civil War Begins and More

Shauna Wright — Thu, 12 Apr 2012 12:00:00 +0000

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history:

1861 – The Civil War begins with Confederate forces firing on Fort Sumter, in the harbor of Charleston, SC (More info)

1945 – President Franklin D. Roosevelt dies while in office (More info)

Celebrity Birthdays for April 11 – Joel Grey, Joss Stone and More

Shauna Wright — Wed, 11 Apr 2012 12:00:11 +0000

Here’s a look at some notable birthdays being celebrated today:

Joel Grey
Age: 80
Occupation: Actor, Dancer and Singer
Known For: His Tony and Oscar Awards for playing the Master of Ceremonies in both the stage and film versions of ‘Cabaret,’ originating the role of the Wizard in the hit musical ‘Wicked,’ and being the father of ‘Dirty Dancing’ actress Jennifer Grey

This Day in History for April 11 – Idi Amin Deposed and More

Shauna Wright — Wed, 11 Apr 2012 12:00:08 +0000

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history:

1814 – Napoleon Bonaparte abdicates his throne and is banished to the Mediterranean island of Elba (More info)

1945 – American forces liberate the Buchenwald concentration camp in Germany (More info)

This Day in History for April 9 – Hussein's Statue Falls and More

Shauna Wright — Mon, 09 Apr 2012 13:00:28 +0000

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history:

1865 – Robert E. Lee surrenders his army to Ulysses S. Grant, effectively ending the Civil War (More info)

1959 – NASA announces its first seven astronauts, later dubbed the “Mercury Seven” (More info)

Celebrity Birthdays for April 9 – Hugh Hefner, Kristen Stewart and More

Shauna Wright — Mon, 09 Apr 2012 13:00:12 +0000

Here’s a look at some notable birthdays being celebrated today:

Hugh Hefner
Age: 86
Occupation: Publisher, Entrepreneur, and Subject of Male Envy
Known For: Founding Playboy Enterprises, starting Playboy magazine and its associated nightclubs, his public support of gay rights and animal rights, and pretty much always having a few siliconed young ladies as his “girlfriends”