Today in History...Dec 11th

[Prerunner1982]

Events:
1816 – Indiana becomes the 19th U.S. state.
1941 – World War II: Germany and Italy declare war on the United States, following the Americans' declaration of war on Japan in the wake of the attack on Pearl Harbor. The United States, in turn, declares war on Germany and Italy.
1972 – Apollo 17 becomes the sixth Apollo mission to land on the Moon.
1993 – Forty-eight people are killed when a block of the Highland Towers collapses near Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
1994 – First Chechen War: Russian President Boris Yeltsin orders Russian troops into Chechnya.
1998 – Thai Airways Flight 261 crashes near Surat Thani Airport, killing 101. The pilot flying the Thai Airways Airbus A310-300 is thought to have suffered spatial disorientation.
2007 – Two car bombs explode at the Constitutional Court building in Algiers and the United Nations office. An estimated 45 people are killed in the bombings.
2008 – Bernard Madoff is arrested and charged with securities fraud in a $50 billion Ponzi scheme.

Birthdays:
1922 – Grace Paley, American writer (d. 2007)
1923 – Betsy Blair, American actress (d. 2009)
1924 – Doc Blanchard, American football player (d. 2009)
1926 – Big Mama Thornton, American singer (d. 1984)
1927 – John Buscema, American comics artist (d. 2002)
1935 – Ron Carey, American actor (d. 2007)
1940 – David Gates, American musician (Bread)
1942 – Donna Mills, American actress
1944 – Lynda Day George, American actress
1944 – Brenda Lee, American singer
1947 – Teri Garr, American film actress
1950 – Christina Onassis, American heiress (d. 1988)
1953 – Bess Armstrong, American actress
1954 – Jermaine Jackson, American singer (Jackson 5)
1955 – Stu Jackson, American basketball head coach
1956 – Lani Brockman, American actress, director and playwright
1958 – Nikki Sixx, American musician (Mötley Crüe)
1959 – Lisa Gastineau, American reality show star
1962 – Ben Browder, American actor
1964 – John Mark Karr, American who claimed involvement in JonBenét Ramsey case
1964 – David Schools, American musician (Widespread Panic)
1964 – Cosy Sheridan, American singer
1966 – Gary Dourdan, American actor
1967 – Mo'Nique, American actress/comedienne
1967 – DJ Yella, American DJ and music producer (N.W.A)
1971 – Willie McGinest, American football player
1973 – Mos Def, American rapper and actor
1974 – Rey Mysterio, Mexican professional wrestler
1976 – Shareef Abdur-Rahim, American basketball player
1979 – Rider Strong, American actor
1981 – Nikki Benz, Ukraine-born Canadian pornographic actress
1981 – Zacky Vengeance, American musician (Avenged Sevenfold)


Deaths:
1880 – Oliver Fisher Winchester, American businessman and politician (b. 1810)
1971 – Maurice "Mac" McDonald, American fast-food pioneer (b. 1902)
2006 – Elizabeth Bolden, American, oldest verified person in the world at the time of her death (b. 1890)

[SMXJ]

I have nothing smart mouthed to say today. I feel like I'm letting myself down. I haven't been feeling well.

Thanks Prerunner!

[Prerunner1982]

haha..... letting us all down Dean.

If you really are sick, hope you get to feeling better. My whole family passed some sinus crap around a week or two ago. bad stuff. Take care...

[flawlesslydisturbed]

[SMXJ]

Originally Posted by Prerunner1982

haha..... letting us all down Dean.

If you really are sick, hope you get to feeling better. My whole family passed some sinus crap around a week or two ago. bad stuff. Take care...

Exactly what it is, I have a hard time on antibiotics so I have to suffer through Sinus infections.