AUGUST 19, 2014 – NATIONAL SOFT ICE CREAM DAY – NATIONAL AVAITION DAY
Birthdays: Matthew Perry 45, Bill Clinton 68, Fred Thompson 72, Eddie Raven 70, Lee Ann Wolmack 48, Clay Walker 45
Advice of the Day (Old Farmers Almanac): http://www.almanac.com/advice/daily
Use cream of tartar as a cleanser to brighten stainless steel.
Remember This:
1921 – Gene Roddenberry was born in El Paso, Texas. Roddenberry’s first career was as an airline pilot. Later, he created the TV series Star Trek.
1929 – “Amos and Andy,” the radio comedy program, made its debut on NBC starring Freeman Gosden and Charles Correll.
1950 – ABC-TV first aired Saturday morning television shows for children. The first shows were “Animal Clinic” and “Acrobat Ranch.”
1957 – Jerry Lee Lewis performed “Whole Lotta Shakin’ Going On” on “American Bandstand.”
1972 – NBC-TV presented “The Midnight Special” for the first time with John Denver as the first host.
2002 – John Madden debuted on “Monday Night Football.”
2003 – Two members of Kenny Chesney’s video crew and a helicopter pilot escape serious injury when the copter crashes while shooting footage for the video to “There Goes My Life” in Austin, Texas.
