Good Morning Guys and Dolls:

It is hump day, Wednesday, January 6, 2010 and I thought a little lesson is in store today. Let’s see who was born and who died on this date:

Peeked into the World Today:
1412 – Joan of Arc.
1854 – Sherlock Holmes – Detective.
1878 – Carl Sandburg – US Poet.
1880 – Tom Mix – Movie Screen Cowboy hero.
1914 – Danny Thomas, star of “Make Room for Daddy”, also did great work for St. Jude’s Hospital for children.
1924 – Earl Scruggs – Blue Grass musician.
1937 – Lou Holtz – Former ND coach.
1944 – Van McCoy – Do the Hustle.
1945 – Pepe Le Pew – Cartoon Skunk.
1949 – Robert Englund – Freddie with the long finger nails.

Knock, Knock, Knocking on Heaven’s Door:
1702 – Thomas Franklin – Ben Franklin’s uncle.
1919 – Teddy Roosevelt – Led the Charge of San Juan Hill, also president.
1993 – Rudolph Nureyev – Russian ballet dancer.
1994 – Morty the Moose – Northern Exposure moose dies.

Today we also celebrate Smith Day. Give anyone you know named Smith a Hug and Kiss. Have a great one Speakies.