Table of Contents August 28th Fun Facts, Trivia and History |
August 28th History Highlights |
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August 28th is… |
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August 28th Birthday Quotes |
“Live simply, so that all may simply live.” “I had a ninth-grade teacher who told me I was much smarter and much better than I was allowing myself to be.” “I like the idea of not being afraid of letting your imagination rule you, to feel the freedom of expression, to let creativity be your overwhelming drive rather than other things.” “If I had to advise parents, I should tell them to take great care about the people with whom their children associate… Much harm may result from bad company, and we are inclined by nature to follow what is worse than what is better.” “It’s tougher to look than to leap” “I played, like, a year of piano until I learned the Pink Panther theme. That was my goal. Once I was good enough, I quit. Now my music has to have some rock.” “I try to maintain a healthy dose of daydreaming, to remain sane.” |
August 28th Birthdays |
1774 – Elizabeth Ann Seton, American nun, and saint, co-founded the Sisters of Charity Federation in the Vincentian-Setonian Tradition (died in 1821) 1899 – Charles Boyer, French-American actor (died in 1978) 1917 – Jack ‘King’ Kirby – comic book creator, illustrator, and writer (died in 1994) 1918 – L. B. Cole, American comic book illustrator, and publisher (died in 1995) 1921 – Nancy Kulp, American actress (died in 1991) 1924 – Peggy Ryan, American character actress (died in 2004) 1929 – Roxie Roker, American actress (died in 1995) 1930 – Ben Gazzara, American actor (died in 2012) 1943 – David Soul, American actor 1949 – Hugh Cornwell, English singer-songwriter 1952 – Rita Dove, American poet 1956 – Luis Guzmรกn, Puerto Rican-American actor 1957 – Daniel Stern, American actor 1958 – Scott Hamilton, American figure skater 1959 – Brian Thompson, American character actor 1961 – Jennifer Coolidge, American actress 1965 – Shania Twain, Canadian singer-songwriter 1969 – Jack Black, American comedic actor 1969 – Jason Priestley, Canadian actor 1973 – J. August Richards, American actor 1982 – LeAnn Rimes, American singer-songwriter 1986 – Armie Hammer, American actor 1986 – Florence Welch, English singer-songwriter |
August 28th History |
1609 – Henry Hudson discovered the Delaware Bay. 1789 – William Herschel discovered another Saturn moon, Enceladus. 1830 – The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad’s (B&O) new ‘Tom Thumb’ steam locomotive races a horse-drawn car, presaging steam’s role in US railroads. 1833 – The Slavery Abolition Act 1833 received Royal Assent, abolishing slavery through most of the British Empire. 1845 – The first issue of Scientific American magazine was published. 1898 – Caleb Bradham invented the carbonated soft drink that would later be called “Pepsi-Cola”. 1955 – Black 14-year-old Emmett Till was brutally murdered in Mississippi, for ‘flirting’ with a white woman, galvanizing the nascent American Civil Rights Movement. 1961 – #1 Hit August 28, 1961 – September 3, 1961: Joe Dowell – Wooden Heart (Muss I Denn) 1963 – At the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr. gave his I Have a Dream speech. August 28, 1979 Birthday (fictional) Michael Peterson, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Marvel Cinematic Universe 1996 – Charles, Prince of Wales, and Diana, Princess of Wales got divorced. August 29, 1997 (fiction) Skynet began the attack on mankind, The Terminator, Film August 28, 2009 – Wizards of Waverly Place: The Movie aired on The Disney Channel |
Today’s Random Trivia and Shower Thoughts |
Pocahontas is the only Disney princess with a tattoo. The Gerber Baby was drawn by Dorothy Hope Smith and was her four-month-old neighbor Ann Turner The Statue of Liberty was a gift from France and we just left it outside like old lawn furniture. “Every time I put my line in the water I said a Hail Mary, and every time I said a Hail Mary I caught a fish.” – Fredo Corleone #moviequotes The length of a minute depends on which side of the bathroom door you are on. This isn’t not a double negative. “Bless this highly nutritious microwavable macaroni and cheese dinner and the people who sold it on sale. Amen.” – Kevin McCallister in Home Aloneย #moviequotes My Brain- 5% Names, 3% Phone #’s, 2% stuff I should know for Work, 90% Song Lyrics. If you lose one shoe, you’ve really lost two shoes. Jodie Foster – Real Name: Ariane Munker “Success isn’t permanent and failure isn’t fatal.” – Mike Ditka “The secret of staying young is to live honestly, eat slowly, and lie about your age.” – Lucille Ball |
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