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Happy Birthday!
Mitzi Gaynor, born in 1931, is an American actress who reigned as a top leading lady of Hollywood musicals in the 1950s. She trained as a ballerina as a child and began her career as a chorus girl. Gaynor sang, acted, and danced in a wide variety of films, but is best known for her starring roles in the films There’s No Business Like Show Business (1954) and South Pacific (1958).
From 2009 to 2014, she toured with her acclaimed one-woman show, Razzle Dazzle! My Life Behind the Sequins.
Quote of the Day
“What we do during our working hours determines what we have; what we do in
our leisure hours determines what we are.”
~ George Eastman
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 2022
On This Date
1888 – George Eastman received a patent for the first roll film camera and registered the name Kodak. Within a few years, “being Kodaked” came to mean “being photographed.”
1899 – The Royal Victoria College for women opened in Montreal. The school was funded by Donald A.
Smith, a wealthy businessman who was a strong believer in education for women.
2014 – Legendary comedienne Joan Rivers died at the age of 81 in a New York hospital. She was one of the first women to perform stand-up comedy, and she paved the way for female comics to follow.
Daily Trivia
While many believe that Hydrox cookies are an Oreo cookie knockoff, Hydrox actually came
first—in 1908, four years before the Oreo.
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Golden Memories
On this day 50 years ago, Bob Barker began hosting a game show on CBS called The New Price Is Right.
The game show, later called The Price Is Right, would become the longest-running daytime game show in North American television history and arguably America’s most
beloved. The game show originally aired on NBC in 1956 before moving to ABC in 1963 and finally airing on CBS. It remains one of the only game show franchises to air on all “Big Three” networks.
Think-tionary
nubivagant A. A new, young, popular
superstar or celebrity or
B. Moving through the clouds
When Was It?
It was during this year that the first 3D printer was invented. The Space Shuttle Challenger launched on its maiden voyage. The HIV virus was discovered. Nintendo released its Famicom computer, better known as the Nintendo Entertainment System, in Japan, while Microsoft released its word processor software, which would become Microsoft Word.
Chrysler produced the first minivan, the Dodge Caravan. When was it?
Today is
National Wildlife Day. Created to honor Steve Irwin, this day can be celebrated by going for a walk or donating to conservationist efforts.Visit a zoo or sanctuary and learn how to help preserve wildlife.
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EPTEMBER4, 2022
Whatchamacallit?
What do you call a group of colts?
stampede rag gang parade
ANSW ER:
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ANSW ER: RAG
ANSW ER: 1983
