On this day in...
1845 – "The Raven" by Edgar Allan Poe is published in the New York Evening Mirror.
1850 – Henry Clay introduces the Compromise of 1850 to the U.S. Congress.
1861 – Kansas is admitted as the 34th U.S. state.
1900 – The American League is organized in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania with 8 founding teams.
1936 – The first inductees into the Baseball Hall of Fame are announced.
1963 – The first inductees into the Pro Football Hall of Fame are announced.
2002 – In his State of the Union Address, President George W. Bush describes "regimes that sponsor terror" as an Axis of Evil, in which he includes Iraq, Iran and North Korea.
Births
1843 – William McKinley, 25th President of the United States (d. 1901)
1880 – W.C. Fields, American actor (d. 1946)
1918 – John Forsythe, American actor
1945 – Tom Selleck, American actor, screenwriter and film producer
1954 – Oprah Winfrey, American talk show host and actress
1963 – Bob Holly, American professional wrestler
1964 – Andre Reed, American football player
Its a low quantity, high quality day in the Birthday World today with some old actors, a dead prez, Hardcore Holly (aka Thurman "Sparky" Plug) and one of my favorite wide receivers. But I'm highlighting America's favorite lady Oprah today. Here's a great Oprah themed sketch from 'Chappelle's Show.'
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| Dave Gets Oprah Pregnant | ||||
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