August 8, 2014 – NATIONAL FROZEN CUSTARD DAY – NATIONAL HAPPINESS HAPPENS DAY – NATIONAL ZUCCHINI DAY – NATIONAL DOLLAR DAY
Birthdays: Dustin Hoffman 77, Connie Stevens 76, Mel Tillis 82, Mark Wills 41
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Broad fingernails indicate a gentle, timid, and bashful nature.
1987 – Reba McEntire ascends to #1 on the Billboard country singles chart with “One Promise Too Late”
1975 – Hank Williams Jr. has a near-fatal accident while climbing Ajax Mountain in Montana. His head hits several jutting rocks as he falls 500 feet. It takes six hours for medics to reach him and deliver him to Missoula Community Hospital
1934 – The Sons Of The Pioneers record “Tumbling Tumbleweeds” in Los Angeles during the group’s first recording session