This Date In History...

Today is August 23rd.  Wonder what happened on this day in history:


1912 - Actor and dancer Gene Kelly was born

1914 - Japan declares war on Germany in World War I

1926 - Rudolph Valentino dies at the age of 31

1934 - Barbara Eden (I Dream of Jeannie) was born

1949 - Rick Springfield was born

1962 - John Lennon married Cynthia Powell

1963 - The Beatles released single "She Loves You"

1966 - The Lunar Orbitor 1 took the first photographs of the earth from an orbit around the moon

1970 - Lou Reed played his last song with the Velvet Underground

1979 - Russian ballet dancer Alexander Godunov defected to the United States

1993 - The Los Angeles police department announced an investigation into Michael Jackson

2000 - Richard Hatch was the first winner of the reality television show "Survivor"

**This is the first day of the zodiac sign Virgo.




Now lets get out there today and make history!

Carol