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“Born Today” Brie Larson (27) Jurnee Smollett (30) Porcelain Black (31) Rupert Friend (35) Sarah Drew (36) Sherri Saum (42) Heather Hunter (47) Zach Galifianakis (47) Cindy Margolis (51) Christopher Titus (52) Mark McGwire (53) Esai Morales (54) Randy Quaid (66) Stephen Collins (69) Stella Stevens (78) Julie Andrews (81) Featured Above Jimmy Carter (92) Richard Harris (RIP) “Died Today” Al Jackson Jr. (Born: November 27, 1935 / Died: October 1, 1975) E. B. White (Born: July 11, 1899 / Died: October 1, 1985) Tom Clancy (Born: April 12, 1947 / Died: October 1, 2013) “Movies” 1968 - Night of the Living Dead 1970 - Cover Me Babe 1970 - The Great White Hope 1970 - How Do I Love Thee? 1974 - The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 1982 - Hey Good Lookin’ 1982 - My Favorite Year 1993 - The Age of Innocence 1993 - Cool Runnings 1993 - For Love or Money 1993 - Malice 1993 - M. Butterfly 1998 - Antz 1998 - A Night at the Roxbury 1998 - What Dreams May Come 1999 - The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland 1999 - Mystery, Alaska 1999 - The Minus Man 1999 - Three Kings “Music” 1962 - The Beach Boys released Surfin’ Safari 1962 - Barbra Streisand signed a contract with Columbia Records 1965 - The Byrds released “Turn! Turn! Turn!” on this date https://youtu.be/eiprqeaydik 1966 - The Association’s “Cherish” was still #1 on the Billboard chart 1966 - The #1 Adult Contemporary song was “In the Arms of Love” by Andy Williams 1974 - Harry Chapin released “Cat’s in the Cradle” https://youtu.be/rrZL2SfpV6k 1974 - Olivia Newton-John’s If You Love Me, Let Me Know was the #1 country album 1977 - The #1 song on the Billboard chart was Meco’s “Star Wars Theme/ Cantina Band” 1977 - Barry White’s “It’s Ectsasy When You Lay Down Next To Me” was #1 on the Billboard Soul chart https://youtu.be/0OrcKv36svI 1977 - Carly Simon’s “Nobody Does It Better” remained the #1 Adult Contemporary song 1983 - Bonnie Tyler’s “Total Eclipse of the Heart” was #1 on the Billboard chart https://youtu.be/us0rPzPm4rY 1983 - The top Adult Contemporary song was “Tell Her About It” by Billy Joel 1985 - Ronnie Milsap’s “Lost in the Fifties Tonight” was the #1 song on the Country chart https://youtu.be/swvjFBPHBoI 1990 - Wilson Phillips released “Impulsive” on this day 1990 - Bette Midler released “From A Distance” “TV/Radio” 1955 - The Honeymooners debuted https://youtu.be/IFy4kB1Yccw 1962 - The Lucy Show premiered on CBS 1962 - First airing of the Tonight Show with Johnny Carson as host “Other Important Events…” 1868 - On this day Louisa May Alcott’s Little Women was published 1979 - Pope John Paul II began his first U.S. visit