January 30th History, Trivia, and Fun Facts |
January 30th History Highlights |
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January 30th is… |
National Escape Day National Croissant Day Yodel for Your Neighbors Day |
Faith, Hope, and Charity |
We do not see faith, hope, and charity as unattainable ideals, but we use them as stout supports of a nation fighting the fight for freedom in modern civilization. Faith – in the soundness of democracy in the midst of dictatorships. Hope – renewed because we know so well the progress we have made. Charity – in the true spirit of that grand old word. For charity literally translated from the original means love, the love that understands, that does not merely share the wealth of the giver, but in true sympathy and wisdom helps men to help themselves. – Franklin D. Roosevelt |
January 30th Birthday Quotes |
Beyond a certain point, the music isn’t mine anymore. It’s yours. I have a fear of being boring. Is there not glory enough in living the days given to us? You should know there is an adventure in simply being among those we love and the things we love, and beauty, too. Sometimes you have to forgive and forget. Forgive them for hurting you and forget they exist. Ask the right questions if you’re going to find the right answers. When things get dark, they’re going to get darker, and at that very moment, that’s when you hang on that much tighter because that’s when salvation and light come. Whatever you do, do it completely. Don’t do it half-arsed. Do it more than anybody else would. I just wanna learn and I wanna grow. I wanna consume as much information as possible. I wanna be great. |
January 30th Birthdays |
1882 – Franklin D. Roosevelt, American politician, 32nd President of the United States (died in 1945) 1920 – Patrick Heron, British painter (died in 1999) 1922 – Dick Martin, American comedic actor (died in 2008) 1924 – Lloyd Chudley Alexander, American writer (died in 2007) 1928 – Harold Prince, American director, and producer (died in 2019) 1930 – Gene Hackman, American actor, and author 1934 – Tammy Grimes, American actress, and singer (died in 2016) 1937 – Vanessa Redgrave, English actress 1937 – Boris Spassky, Russian chess player 1941 – Dick Cheney, American businessman, and politician 1942 – Marty Balin, American singer-songwriter 1947 – Steve Marriott, English singer-songwriter 1951 – Phil Collins, English drummer, singer-songwriter, producer, and actor 1951 – Charles S. Dutton, American actor 1953 – Fred Hembeck, American author and illustrator 1958 – Brett Butler, American actress 1959 – Jody Watley, American singer 1974 – Christian Bale, Welsh actor 1980 – Wilmer Valderrama, American actor 1984 – Kid Cudi, American singer |
January 30th History |
1703 – The 47 Ronin, under the command of Oishi Kuranosuke, avenged the death of their master, Asano Naganori. 1790 – The first boat designed as a lifeboat was tested on the River Tyne. 1868 – Charles Darwin’s book, Variation of Animals and Plants under Domestication, was published. 1933 – Adolf Hitler was sworn in as Chancellor of Germany. 1948 – Mahatma Gandhi was assassinated by Nathuram Godse. 1958 – The first two-way, moving sidewalk (1,425 feet long) was put in service at Love Field Air Terminal in Dallas, TX. January 30, 1960 Birthday (fictional) Lily Evans, Harry Potter 1961 – #1 Hit January 30, 1961 – February 12, 1961: The Shirelles – Will You Love Me Tomorrow 1968 – The North Vietnamese Army and the Viet Cong began the Tet Offensive 1972 – British Paratroopers open fire on and kill fourteen unarmed civil rights/anti-internment marchers in Derry, Northern Ireland. It was commemorated by the US with 1983’s Sunday Bloody Sunday. 1973 – KISS played their 1st show at the Coventry Club in Queens New York. 1982 – #1 Hit January 30, 1982 – February 5, 1982: Daryl Hall and John Oates – I Can’t Go for That (No Can Do) 1987 – Allan Quatermain and the Lost City of Gold, Radio Days, and Outrageous Fortune were released in theaters. 1988 – #1 Hit January 30, 1988 – February 5, 1988: INXS – Need You Tonight 1999 – #1 Hit January 30, 1999 – February 12, 1999: Britney Spears – Baby One More Time 2007 – Microsoft released Windows Vista. 2009 – Taken and The Uninvited were released in theaters |
Today’s Random Trivia and Shower Thoughts |
Peanuts aren’t nuts, they’re legumes. “Back, and to the left.” – Jim Garrison in JFK #moviequotes “If you want to make God laugh, tell him about your plans.” – Woody Allen Warren Beatty – Real Name: Warren Beaty When I had 28.8k internet, all I wanted was to be able to watch videos. Now that we have broadband and youtube everywhere, I hate links that turn out to be videos. Biggest film of 1948: The Snake Pit earned ~ $10,000,000 “I dread high-priced Havanas with a fancy label; a label which augments the price of the cigar twenty-seven degrees beyond its value. I have accepted tons of those; and given them to the poor. It’s not that I hate the poor but that I do not wish to waste anything.” – Mark Twain, speaking about Cuban Cigars What is it with film villains and Beethoven’s 9th symphony, 4th movement? Steven Spielberg nicknamed the mechanical shark in the movie Jaws: ‘Bruce’. I want to see a movie where machines gain intelligence and go to war with humanity, only to be defeated when some guy deletes a single semi-colon from their code. A group of Tomorrows is a Promise. “He had no hobby, cared for no amusement of any kind and lived in utter disregard of the most elementary rules of hygiene.” – Tesla dissing Edison. If a bunch of girls named Paige are around each other, does that make them a chapter? Car tires are made with uneven tread, to stop them ‘humming’ as they drive along. The kid: Why did the chicken cross the road? |
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