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BIRTHDAYS

Barbara Walters-80
Michael Douglas-65
Will Smith-41
Cheryl Tiegs-62
Catherine Zeta-Jones-40
Anson Williams (Happy Days: Potsie)-60
Mimi Kennedy (Dharma & Greg: Abby)-60
Mark Hamill-58
Heather Locklear-48

TODAY IN HISTORY

1492 Crewman on the Pinta sights “land”-a few weeks early
1513 Vasco Nu?ez de Balboa is the 1st European to see the Pacific Ocean
1639 1st printing press in America
1890 Congress establishes Yosemite National Park (Calif)
1956 1st transatlantic telephone cable goes into operation
1964 “Mary Poppins” opens in theaters.
1964 “Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.” debuts.
1965 Beatle cartoon show begins in the US
1981 Sandra Day O’Connor is sworn in as the first female justice on the U.S. Supreme Court.
1995 Mariah Carey’s “Fantasy” becomes the second single ever to debut at No. 1 in the Billboard Hot 100. The only other artist to accomplish that feat was Michael Jackson with “You Are Not Alone.”
1997 “ER” opens their season with a live episode.

TODAY IS: National One Hit Wonder Day: Give a little boogie love to all those artists who hit it big once and then faded into oblivion. It’s also, Love Note Day.. Send a simple love note today and watch the very powerful reaction.

RECYCLED MONEY
Employees
at the SMaRT recycling plant in Sunnyvale got a surprise Tuesday while sorting the ccans, bottles and paper. All of the sudden cash began flying around the room. In all they found $3200 in cash, collected it in a bucket and turned it over to the Sunnyvale Department of Public Safety, which said the cash will go toward the city’s general fund if it is not claimed within 90 days.

ZOO ON WHEELS
Italian police pulled over a car for a routine check and were surprised when driver Francesco Lombardo opened the hatchback. 1700 animals ! nside were 216 budgies, 300 white mice, 150 hamsters, 30 Japanese squirrels, six chameleons and more than 1,000 terrapins. All the animals were sent off to zoos and the smuggler faces a cage of his own.

VISCIOUS DOG
A 3 pound Pomeranian has been kicked out of a Colorado resort town after getting in trouble for biting and other bad behavior. Gizmo has already served 10 days in an animal shelter, for biting a fitness club employee. Owner Melinda Goldrich has been told the feisty little pomeranian must leave Aspen or face the ultimate penalty. Gizmo will be staying with out of town friends. Goldrich was in court Wednesday on a charge of keeping a vicious dog..

OFFICIAL STATE STATUS IN MASS.
Massachusetts lawmakers are debating proposals to give official state status to a number of things. The Fluffernutter could be the official state sandwich. It’s a sandwich made from peanut butter and Marshmallow Fluff, which is made in Lynn, Mass. The committee will also consider a bid to make Necco Wafers the official state candy and a push for the Charleston Chew to become the official state candy bar. There are also proposals for the elephant to be named official state mammal, Red Sox-themed romantic comedy “Fever Pitch” to be named official state movie and “6″ to be named the state’s official number.

Here’s some EntertainMENT Headlines  for ya :)

NEW MOVIES
Fame ……. At the New York City High School of Performing Arts, a talented group of singers, dancers, actors and artists strive for the spotlight.
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Pandorum …….. Two men wake up on a spacecraft with no memory of who they are or where they’re going, and must uncover the ship’s deadly secrets.
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Surrogates ……..Bruce Willis must investigate a murder in a futuristic society where human interaction has been replaced by idealized robotic surrogates.
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BARBIE MOVIE
Get ready for the first Barbie Live action movie. Universal will produce it with real people, unlike all of the animated straight to video Barbie movies.

RANDY QUAID ARRESTED
Randy Quaid and his wife, Evi, have been arrested in Marfa, Texas, for allegedly not paying a $10,000 bill at an upscale Santa Barbara, California, hotel.

IDOL GETTING MARRIED
Justin Guarini, runner-up to Kelly Clarkson in Season One of “American Idol,” is getting married tomorrow to his fiancée Reina Capodici.

ABBEY ROAD SIGN FOR SALE
A 6-year-old, graffiti-covered Abbey Road street sign is being sold on eBay to raise money for London’s transportation department.

MADAGASGAR THEME PARK
Universal Studios
Singapore has announced plans to create the world’s only “Madagascar” based theme park.