January 17th Fun Facts, Trivia and History |
January 17th History Highlights |
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January 17th is… |
Customer Service Day Ditch Your New Year’s Resolutions Day Hot Buttered Rum Day Hot Heads Chili Day Kid Inventors’ Day National Bootlegger’s Day |
January 17th Birthday Quotes |
The business of the American people is bussiness. If you want to be successful you have to jump, there’s no way around it. If you’re safe, you’ll never soar. Those who would give up Essential Liberty to purchase a little Temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety. We have this window of opportunity; we have a chance to make something real happen. Something possible happen, to live beyond our fear – think about that, and help us. Help lift us up, help us fight this fight to change – transform – this country in a fundamental way. My goal as an actor is always to be as truthful as possible, and to find the truth in the material I am representing. So I think that it’s the same with performing music. But in a way, performing your own music, it’s easier to find the truth in it, because it’s coming from yourself. There’s no translation needed. Self esteem comes from doing something and accomplishing something. As we enjoy great Advantages from the Inventions of Others, we should be glad of an Opportunity to serve others by any Invention of ours, and this we should do freely and generously. You are never too old to reinvent yourself. Vote early and vote often. The only place where success comes before work is in the dictionary. A good scapegoat is nearly as welcome as a solution to the problem. |
January 17th Birthdays |
1706 – Benjamin Franklin, American publisher, businessman, inventor and politician (died in 1790) 1867 – Cal Laemmle, German/American movie pioneer (died in1939) 1899 – Al Capone, American mob boss (died in 1947) 1922 – Betty White, American actress, game show panelist and television personality 1928 – Vidal Sassoon, English-American hairdresser and businessman (died in 2012) 1931 – James Earl Jones, American actor 1933 – Shari Lewis, American actress, puppeteer/ventriloquist, and television host (died in 1998) 1939 – Maury Povich, American talk show host and producer 1942 – Muhammad Ali (Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr.), American boxer (died in 2016) 1943 – Chris Montez, American singer-songwriter 1949 – Andy Kaufman, American actor and comedian (died in 1984) 1949 – Mick Taylor, English singer-songwriter 1954 – Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., American lawyer and radio host 1956 – Paul Young, English singer-songwriter and guitarist 1957 – Steve Harvey, American comedian, television personality and game show host 1957 – Ann Nocenti, American comic book writer 1959 – Susanna Hoffs, American singer-songwriter 1962 – Jim Carrey, Canadian-American actor 1964 – Michelle Obama, American lawyer, 46th First Lady of the United States 1969 – Tiësto (Tijs Michiel Verwest), Dutch DJ and producer 1971 – Kid Rock, American singer-songwriter 1980 – Zooey Deschanel, American actress 1984 – Calvin Harris, Scottish singer-songwriter, DJ, and producer 1989 – Kelly Marie Tran, American actress |
January 17th History |
1706 – Ben Franklin ‘The First American’ was born. 1773 – Captain James Cook and his crew became the first Europeans to sail below the Antarctic Circle. During this voyage, Cook and his crew aboard the HMS Resolution encountered many challenges, including icy conditions, storms, and scurvy. Despite these challenges, they made several important discoveries, including the first known European sighting of the eastern coast of Australia and several islands in the Pacific. Cook’s voyage below the Antarctic Circle was an important milestone in the history of exploration. It helped to increase European knowledge about the Southern Ocean and the lands and peoples that it contained. 1871 – Andrew Hallikie was granted a patent (US #110,971) for San Francisco’s cable car system. 1929 – From the Mount Wilson Observatory, Carnegie Institution of Washington, Edwin Hubble showed that the universe was expanding. January 17, 19** Birthday (fictional) Kent ‘Doctor Fate’ Nelson, DC Comics 1946 – The United Nations Security Council held its 1st meeting 1949 – The Goldbergs, formerly a radio show, debuted on CBS 1950 – During the Great Brink’s Robbery, eleven thieves stole more than $2 million from an armored car company’s offices in Boston. They were all caught later. 1954 – Jacques Cousteau’s 1st network telecast aired on CBS’s Omnibus 1966 – There was an accident involving a mid-air refueling operation off the coast of Spain. 4 thermonuclear weapons were dropped in the process each with a yield of 70 kilotons or more (equal to 70 thousand tons of TNT) but none of them exploded. 1976 – #1 Hit January 17, 1976 – January 23, 1976: Barry Manilow – I Write the Songs 1983 – Frontline debuted on PBS. 1984 – The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that private use of home VCRs to tape TV programs for later viewing does not violate federal copyright laws, in a 5-4 decision. 1986 – Iron Eagle, The Caln of the Cave Bear, Troll and Heathcliff: The Movie were released in theaters 1987 – #1 Hit January 17, 1987 – January 23, 1987: Gregory Abbott – Shake You Down 1994 (Earthquake) A magnitude 6.7 earthquake hit Northridge, California. 1997 – Metro, Beverly Hills Ninja, Kolya and Albino Alligator were released in theaters. 1998 – #1 Hit January 17, 1998 – January 30, 1998: Savage Garden – Truly Madly Deeply 1998 – Matt Drudge broke the story of the Bill Clinton/Monica Lewinsky affair on his website, The Drudge Report. 2003 – Kangaroo Jack debuted in theaters. 2009 – #1 Hit January 17, 2009 – February 6, 2009: Lady Gaga featuring Colby O’Donis – Just Dance 2011 – Piers Morgan Tonight, replacing Larry King Live, debuted on CNN. 2012 – Food Network personality Paula Deen revealed that she has Diabetes type 2. January 17, 2014 – Cloud 9 aired on The Disney Channel 2015 – #1 Hit January 17, 2015 – April 24, 2015: Mark Ronson featuring Bruno Mars – Uptown Funk |
Today’s Random Trivia and Shower Thoughts |
On the scale from absolute zero to absolute hot we are actually closer to zero. On a universal scale we are cold. Bender from Futurama was named after John Bender from “The Breakfast Club”. There was a knock on the the door. “Who’s that?” I asked.” “Open up, it’s me.” I opened the door. You know what? It WAS me. The Capital of Saint Kitts and Nevis is Basseterre “I am Spartacus.” – The extras in Spartacus #moviequotes The Soviet Union national ice hockey team participated nine times in the Winter Olympics and won seven gold medals, one silver medal and one bronze medal. Biggest film of 1984: Ghostbusters (Comedy) earned ~ $242,000,000 Ray Charles – Real Name: Ray Charles Robinson We invented the wheel, built the pyramids, discovered electricity and landed on the moon, but still haven’t found a way to stop accidentally biting the inside of your mouth when you least expect it. All characters on The Simpsons have 4 fingers except for God, who has 5. Adamantium is the strongest metal in the Marvel Universe. Vibranium is more versatile. The older I get, the more I relate to Squidward. A girl and her boyfriend went to a costume party as a barcode. They were an item. |
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