december

Here's a look at some notable birthdays being celebrated today: Taylor Swift Age: 23 Occupation: Singer, Songwriter and Musician Known For: Selling eleventymillion albums and singles, winning a boatload of Grammys and CMA awards, being all-around cultural phenomenon, and her endless string of celebrity boyfriends

Here are some of the songs you will be hearing on Blake FM this Month!

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history: 1922 – The USSR is formed, comprising a confederation of Russia, Belorussia, Ukraine, and the Transcaucasian Federation (More info) 1936 – The United Auto Workers union stages its first sit-down strike (More info)

Here’s a look at some notable birthdays being celebrated today: Patti Smith Age: 65 Occupation: Singer and Poet Known For: Earning the nickname “Godmother of Punk” after releasing her stunning 1975 debut album ‘Horses,’ her Top 20 single ‘Because the Night,’ and heavily influencing groups as varied as R.E.M., The Smiths and U2

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history: 1170 – Thomas Becket, Archbishop of Canterbury, is assassinated inside Canterbury Cathedral by knights acting on the orders of King Henry II (More info) 1851 – The first YMCA in the US opens in Boston, Massachusetts (More info)

Here’s a look at some notable birthdays being celebrated today: Mary Tyler Moore Age: 75 Occupation: Actress Known For: Her iconic sitcom work including playing Laura Petrie on ‘The Dick Van Dyke Show’ and Mary Richards on ‘The Mary Tyler Moore Show,’ her Oscar-nominated turn in ‘Ordinary People,’ being an animal-rights activist, and being a longtime sufferer of diabetes

Here’s a look at some notable birthdays being celebrated today: Denzel Washington Age: 57 Occupation: Actor Known For: A six-year stint on ‘St. Elsewhere,’ Oscar-winning performances in the movies ‘Glory’ and ‘Training Day,’ serving as the national spokesperson for Boys & Girls Clubs of America, and deservedly being named People magazine’s Sexiest Man Alive in 1996

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history: 1065 – Westminster Abbey is consecrated (More info) 1832 – John C. Calhoun becomes the first Vice President of the United States to resign (More info)

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history: 1831 – Charles Darwin embarks on his journey aboard the HMS Beagle, during which he will begin to formulate the theory of evolution (More info) 1900 – Prohibitionist Carry Nation smashes up her first saloon, causing several thousand dollars in damage and landing in jail (More info)

Here’s a look at some notable birthdays being celebrated today: Gérard Depardieu Age: 63 Occupation: Actor Known For: His Golden Globe-winning role in ‘Green Card,’ his Oscar-nominated work in ‘Cyrano de Bergerac,’ and a recent incident in which he drunkenly used the aisle of an Air France plane as a urinal

Here’s a look at some notable birthdays being celebrated today: Susan Lucci Age: 65 Occupation: Actress Known For: Playing Erica Kane on the daytime drama ‘All My Children’ from 1970 until the show went off the air in 2011, being famously nominated for 18 Emmys before her first win, and her successful line of lingerie and personal products

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history: 1823 – ‘A Visit from St. Nicholas,’ more commonly known as ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas,’ is published anonymously (More info) 1888 – Dutch painter Vincent van Gogh, suffering from severe depression, cuts off the lower part of his left ear with a razor (More info)