Observances
StarSpangled Banner -First Sung in 1814
"The Star-Spangled Banner" is the
national anthem of the United States of America. The lyrics come from
"Defence of Fort McHenry", a poem written in 1814 by the 35-year-old
lawyer and amateur poet, Francis Scott Key.
Black Monday (1987)
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In finance, Black Monday refers to Monday
October 19, 1987, when stock markets around the world crashed, shedding a huge
value in a very short time. Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) dropped by 508
points to 1738.74 (22.61%).
Birthdays
Amy Lynn Carter
Amy Lynn Carter (born October 19, 1967) is the
fourth child and only daughter of former U.S. President Jimmy Carter and his
wife Rosalynn Carter
John
Arthur Lithgow
John Arthur Lithgow (born October 19, 1945) is an American actor, musician, and author.
Currently, he is involved with a wide range of media projects, including stage,
television, film, and radio. He also has written and
published several books of poetry and children's literature
Robert Reed
Robert Reed (October 19, 1932 – May 12, 1992)
was an American character actor of stage, film and television
Jonathan Kolia Favreau
Jonathan Kolia "Jon" Favreau (born
October 19, 1966) is an American actor, director, screenwriter, voice artist,
and comedian. His most prominent television role was that of Pete Becker,
Monica Geller's boyfriend during season three of the television sitcom Friends
John Arthur Lithgow
ReplyDeleteIf "born to the theater" has meaning in determining a person's life path, then John Lithgow is a prime example of this truth. Son of a retired actress and a father who was both a theatrical producer and director, he moved frequently as a child while his father founded and managed local and college theaters and Shakespeare festivals throughout the Midwest of the United States.
Lithgow has won five Emmy Awards, two Tony Awards, two Golden Globe Awards, an American Comedy Award and two Screen Actors Guild Awards.He has also been nominated twice for the Academy Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role.He won the Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television for his appearance as Arthur Mitchell on Dexter.
"My sense of myself is that I'm a character actor, and character actors are ready, willing and able to do anything, to be totally different from themselves. That's my job, to be ready. I'm some kind of first responder".
As an actor, Jonathan Kolia Favreau is best known for his roles in Rudy, Swingers (which he also wrote), Very Bad Things, and The Break-Up. His notable directorial efforts include Elf, Iron Man, Iron Man 2, and Cowboys & Aliens.
ReplyDeleteRobert Reed played Kenneth Preston on the popular 1960s TV legal drama, The Defenders, alongside E. G. Marshall. He was best remembered for portraying the father, Mike Brady, on the popular sitcom, The Brady Bunch, from 1969 to 1974. He also had a recurring role as Lt. Adam Tobias on Mannix.
ReplyDeleteToday is also the birthday of a famous US writer Lewis Mumford. He was an American historian, sociologist, philosopher of technology, and influential literary critic. Particularly noted for his study of cities and urban architecture, he had a broad career as a writer. Mumford was influenced by the work of Scottish theorist Sir Patrick Geddes.
ReplyDeleteMumford was also a contemporary and friend of Frank Lloyd Wright, Clarence Stein, Frederic Osborn, Edmund N. Bacon, and Vannevar Bush.
On October 19, 1879, Thomas Edison demonstrated electric light. Using lower current electricity, a small carbonized filament, and an improved vacuum inside the globe, he was able to produce a reliable, long-lasting source of light. The idea of electric lighting was not new, and a number of people had worked on, and even developed forms of electric lighting. But up to that time, nothing had been developed that was remotely practical for home use. Edison's eventual achievement was inventing not just an incandescent electric light, but also an electric lighting system that contained all the elements necessary to make the incandescent light practical, safe, and economical.
ReplyDeleteJon Favreau is most widely recognized for his directing work on such films as the "Iron Man" franchise, "Elf", and "Zathura". He has also appeared in such films and television shows as, "Deep Impact", "Swingers", "Friends", and "The King of Queens".
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