BRAIN MATTER FOR TODAY, DECEMBER 9

Good Afternoon Speakies:

I decided to check out some birthdays, deaths and history facts for today, so allow me to fill that grey matter with some knowledge. You can rest when the kiddies have Christmas vacation. I will not give you any facts to increase your knowledge but allow you all to play with your toys.

Came Unto Us This Date:
1608 – John Milton – Poet, mentioned in Animal House by Donald Sutherland, “Even Mrs. Milton found him boring.”
1886 – Charles Birdseye – That frozen veggie guy.
1898 – Emmett Kelly – Famous Circus Clown.
1902 – Margaret Hamilton – The Wicked Witch.
1909 – Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. – Actor.
1911 – Broderick Crawford – Actor Highway Patrol, All the Kings Men
1918 – Kirk Douglas – If you don’t know Kirk, I’m Spartacus.
1922 – Redd Foxx – “I’m coming Elizabeth.”
1929 – John Cassavetes – Actor – Dirty Dozen and Rosemary’s Baby.
1934 – Al Kaline – Detroit Tiger great.
1942 – Dick Butkus – Chicago Bears linebacker.
1952 – Michael Dorn – Mr. Worf from Star Trek.
1953 – John Malkovich – Scary actor.
1957 – Donny Osmond – My words can’t describe my feelings.

Bit The Dust Today:
Plenty but the only ones who stick out for me are:
1990 – Mike Mazurski – Actor and Wrestler.
1992 – Vincent Gardenia – Actor
1995 – Douglas “Wrong Way” Corrigan – Aviator.

Stuff Today:
1851 – First YMCA opens in North America – Village People perform live.
1907 – First Christmas Seals sold – Wilmington, Delaware Post Office.
1931 – Spain becomes a Republic.
1963 – Frank Sinatra Jr. kidnapped.
1965 – “A Charlie Brown Christmas” premieres.
1967 – Singer Jim Morrison is arrested for being a bad boy.
1990 – Lech Walesa wins presidential election in Poland.

That’s enough for today. I’ll be planning my Christmas Drink Post next so get ready to reply. Have a great evening and be kind to everyone.