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Rabbi's On This Day: Tuesday, 6/18/13
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6/18/2013 12:00:00 PM
Tuesday, June 18, 2013
TODAY'S BIRTHDAYS:
- Paul McCartney (pop star, former Beatle) (71)
- Lou Brock (Hall of Fame Major League Baseball player) (74)
- Carol Kane (squeaky-voiced actress, Simka Gravas from Taxi) (61)
- Isabella Rossellini (actress and model, Blue Velvet) (61)
- Ray LaMontagne (singer) (40)
- Blake Shelton (country music singer, vocal coach on The Voice) (37)
- Dizzy Reed (keyboardist, Guns N' Roses) (50)
ON THIS DAY:
- 1682, William Penn founded the city ofPhiladelphia, calling it the "City ofBrotherly Love."
- 1812, the War of 1812 began when Congress declared war againstBritain.
- 1815, Napoleon Bonaparte's army was defeated by British and Prussian troops atWaterloo inBelgium.
- 1873, suffragette Susan B. Anthony was fined $100 for attempting to vote.
- 1928, aviator Amelia Earhart became the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean as she completed a flight from Newfoundland to Wales in about 21 hours.
- 1940, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill urged his ...
Ultimate Classic Rock's Top 10 Underated Iron Maiden Songs
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6/17/2013 5:00:00 PM
Check it out at Ultimate Classic Rock
Rabbi's On This Day: Monday, 6/17/13
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6/17/2013 12:00:00 PM
Monday, June 17, 2013
TODAY'S BIRTHDAYS:
- Gregg Rolie (original keyboardist in both Santana and Journey) (66)
- Newt Gingrich (disgraced former Republican Speaker of the House) (70)
- Greg Kinnear (actor, Ghost Town, Invincible, Little Miss Sunshine, Baby Mama, You've Got Mail, As Good As It Gets, We Were Soldiers, Auto Focus, The Matador (50)
- Barry Manilow (Singer) (70)
- Joe Piscopo (actor-comedian, Saturday Night Live, Johnny Dangerously) (62)
- Venus Williams (Tennis player) (33)
- Jason Patric (actor, The Lost Boys, Rush, Speed 2: Cruise Control) (47)
- Will Forte (actor, Saturday Night Live, 30 Rock, MacGruber) (43)
- Erin & Diane Murphy (twin actresses, both played Tabitha on Bewitched) (49)
- Thomas Haden Church (actor, Wings, Sideways, Spider Man 3) (53)
- Bobby Farrelly (director, he and his brother Peter are known as the Farrelly Brothers, There's Something About Mary, Dumb and Dumber, Kingpin, Shallow Hal, Me, Myself & Irene) (55)
- Kendrick Lamar (rapper/songwriter) (26)
- Louis Leterrier ...
Happy Father's Day!
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6/16/2013 3:00:00 PM
Hopefully all our Dads are having a fabulous day!
Brandon Boyd's new project "Sons of the Sea"-first tune- "Where all te Songs Come from" HERE.
Pics of the Alice in Chains APP game HERE.
Heart doing an amazing job on Stairway to Heaven HERE. Zep in the audience.
Firefly Festival link HERE.
Rabbi's On This Day: Sunday, 6/16/13
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6/16/2013 12:00:00 PM
Sunday, June 16, 2013
TODAY'S BIRTHDAYS:
- Roberto Duran (Boxer) (62)
- Laurie Metcalf (Emmy Award-winning actress, Roseanne's TV sister Jackie) (58)
- Joan Van Ark (actress, starred in Dallas and Knots Landing) (70)
- Joyce Carol Oates (author) (75)
- Lamont Dozier (member of famous songwriting team Holland-Dozier-Holland) (72)
- Eddie Levert (member of The O'Jays) (71)
- Eileen Atkins (British actress) (79)
- Gino Vannelli (singer and songwriter) (61)
- Diana DeGarmo (American Idol runner-up) (26)
- Phil Mickelson (Golfer) (43)
- John Cho (actor, Star Trek, Harold & Kumar Go To White Castle, American Pie movies) (41)
- Eddie Cibrian (actor, Sunset Beach, CSI: Miami, Third Watch, husband of LeeAnn Rimes) (40)
- Abby Elliot (actress/comedienne, Saturday Night Live) (26)
- John Cho (actor, the American Pie films, the Harold & Kumar films, "Sulu" in the new Star Trek, Flash Forward, Star Trek Into Darkness) (41)
- Diana DeGarmo (American Idol runner-up) (26)
- Laurie Metcalf (actress, Roseanne's Jackie, JFK, Georgia ...
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