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Alec
Guinness (1914)
Hans Christian Anderson (1805)
Ron Palillo (1954)
Aiden Turner (1977)
Dr. Demento (1941)
Jesse Plemons (1988)
Christopher Meloni (1961)
Adam Rodriguez (1975)
Marvin Gaye (1939 - 1984)
Bethany Joy Galeotti (1981)
Linda Hunt (1945)
Emmylou Harris (1947)
Lee DeWyze (1986)
Jack Webb (1920 - 1982)
Leon Wilkeson (1952 - 2001)
Buddy Ebsen (1908 - 2003)
Sir Alec Guinness (1914 - 2000) |
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2nd Trivia |
► 1917 - The
first woman ever elected to the U.S. Congress, Jeannette Rankin,
takes her seat as a representative from Montana.
► 1956 - As the World Turns and The Edge of
Night first aired on the CBS network in the United States,
as the first half-hour serial dramas.
► 1992 - In New York, Mafia boss John Gotti is convicted
of murder and racketeering and is later sentenced to life in
prison.
► Today is International Children's Book Day |
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2nd's Joke: |
Fourteen passengers on a small commuter plane are all strapped
in, waiting for the flight to leave and they're getting a little
impatient. But the ground staff has assured them that the pilots
will be there soon and the flight can take off immediately thereafter.
The entrance at the rear of the aircraft opens and two men walk
up the aisle, dressed in pilot's uniforms - both wearing dark
glasses. One is led by a seeing-eye dog, and the other is tapping
his way up the aisle with a white cane.
Nervous laughter spreads through the cabin as the men enter
the cockpit. The door closes, and the engines start up. The
passengers begin glancing around, nervously, searching for some
sign that this is just a little practical joke. None is forthcoming.
The plane gathers speed, moving freely, faster and faster down
the runway, when people at the windows realize that they're
getting closer and closer to the end of the runway and that
they will never take off.
Hysterical, panic stricken screams fill the cabin. But just
at that very last possible moment, the plane lifts off smoothly,
and sails up, into the sky. The passengers relax and laugh
a little sheepishly. Soon, they have all retreated into their
papers and magazines, secure in the knowledge that the plane
is indeed in safe hands.
Up in the cockpit, the co-pilot turns to the pilot and says,
"You know Bob, one of these days they're going to scream
too late, and we're all gonna die!"
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