Birthdays: Marcus Tullius Cicero, John Paul Jones, Victor
Borge, Zazu Pitts, Sergio Leone, Hank Stramm, Bobby Hull, Robert Loggia, Maxine
Andrews of the Andrews Sisters, Ray Milland, Anna Mae Wong, Steven Stills,
J.R.R. Tolkein, Victoria Principal is 67, Dabney Coleman is 86, Mel Gibson is
61. Thelma Schoonmacher is 77
1933- MGM Louis B. Mayer hired his son-in-law David O.
Selznick to produce movies. At the same time he was begging his filmworkers to
take 20% paycuts because of the Depression, Mayer set his salary at $4,000 a
week.
Newspapers joked “The Son-In-Law Also Rises”
1952-The T.V. series DRAGNET premiered today. “The story you
have seen is true, the names have been changed to protect the innocent.” Star
Jack Webb produced and wrote most of the scripts and oversaw the deadpan acting
style.” Just the facts, Mam..”
1958- Howard Rushmore was the editor of Confidential, one of
the most ruthless scandal magazines in show business. This day for reasons
never explained Rushmore murdered his wife, then shot himself in the back of a
NYC taxicab.
1977- Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak and Ron Wayne file papers to
form the Apple Computer Company. Within two weeks Ron Wayne sold his share of
the company to Jobs and Woz for $800. The only real businessman of the group,
he felt these kids would stick him with the bills when their little business
went belly up.
2004- The first of two Mars Rovers, Pathfinder and
Sojourner, landed safely on Mars and began transmitting. JPL Mission leader
announced "We're Back...We're on Mars.." Only supposed to last 90
days, the rovers are still transmitting today.
2004- After partying hard all New Years in Las Vegas, 22
year old pop star Britney Spears woke up and realized she had married her
friend Jay Alexander for a laugh. Today
she annulled it. Alexander, who listed himself as unemployed, was soon seen
driving around rural Louisiana in a $90,000 BMW.
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