DYR Today, January 11

“Born Today”

• Jason Wahler (30)
• Aja Naomi King (32)
• Ashley Taylor Dawson (35)
• Jamelia (36)
• Devin Ratray (40)
• Nadia Turner (40)
• Rockmond Dunbar (44)
• Marc Blucas (45)
• Amanda Peet (45)
• Christian Jacobs (45)
• Tom Rowlands (46)
• Mary J. Blige (46)
• Kyle Richards (48)
• Yolanda Foster (53)
• Kim Coles (55)
• Alyson Reed (59)
• Vicki Peterson (59)
• Naomi Judd (71)
• Alfonso Arau (85)
• Alexander Hamilton (RIP)

“Died Today”

• Carl David Anderson (Born: December 3, 1905 / Died: January 11, 1991)
• Anita Ekberg (Born: September 29, 1931 / Died: January 11, 2015)

“Movies”

• 1991 – Lionheart
• 1991 – Not Without My Daughter
• 1991 – Ski School
• 1995 – Higher Learning

“Music”

• 1963 – The Beatles’ hit “Please Please Me” released in the UK
• 1969 – “I Heard It Through the Grapevine” remained the #1 song

• 1971 – The band Chicago released their album Chicago III
• 1975 – Ringo Starr was #1 on the Adult Contemporary chart with “Only You”
• 1986 – Lionel Richie stayed #1 with “Say You, Say Me”

• 1992 – Nirvana’s album Nevermind was #1
• 1992 – “Black or White” by Michael Jackson was the top song
• 1997 – “Un-Break My Heart” ruled the charts

• 1997 – No Doubt’s album Tragic Kingdom was the #1 album

“TV/Radio”

• 1947 – “Murder and Mrs. Malone” debuted on ABC radio.
• 1974 – The final episode of Love, American Style aired

• 1995 – The WB Television Network launched
• 1998 – The 24th People’s Choice Awards were held and broadcasted on CBS
• 1999 – The 26th American Music Awards were held

“Other Important Events…”

• Today is National Milk Day
• 1878 – In New York, milk was delivered in glass bottles for the first time by Alexander Campbell.
• 1902 – “Popular Mechanics” magazine was published for the first time.
• 1913 – The first sedan-type car was unveiled at the National Automobile Show in New York City. The car was manufactured by the Hudson Motor Company.
• 1935 – Amelia Earhart Putnam became the first woman to fly solo from Hawaii to California.
• 1943 – The United States and Britain signed treaties relinquishing extraterritorial rights in China.
• 1964 – U.S. Surgeon General Luther Terry released a report that said that smoking cigarettes was a definite health hazard.
• 1973 – The Open University awarded its first degrees.
• 1973 – Owners of American League baseball teams voted to adopt the designated-hitter rule on a trial basis.
• 2000 – The merger between AOL and Time Warner was approved by the U.S. government with restrictions.
• 2000 – The U.S. Postal Service unveiled the second Vietnam Veterans Memorial commemorative stamp in a ceremony at The Wall.
• 2001 – The U.S. Federal Trade Commission approved the merger of America Online and Time Warner to form AOL Time Warner.