Counterfeit Cohibas always burn funny. :-)
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August 11th

1909
Arapahoe became the first American ship to use the S.O.S. distress signal.

1929
Babe Ruth hit his 500th career home run.

1934
The first inmates arrived at the federal prison on Alcatraz Island in San Francisco Bay.

1951
The first major league baseball game to be televised in color was broadcast. The Brooklyn Dodgers defeated the Boston Braves 8-1.

1956
Abstract artist Jackson Pollock died in an automobile accident in East Hampton, N.Y., at age 44.

1971
Harmon Killebrew of the Minnesota Twins got his 500th and 501st home runs of his major league baseball career.

Birthdays
66 Jim Kale Rock musician (Guess Who)
56 Hulk Hogan Wrestler, actor
52 Richie Ramone Rock musician (Ramones)
42 Joe Rogan Actor, host ("Fear Factor")
41 Ashley Jensen Actress ("Ugly Betty," "Extras")
33 Will Friedle Actor
25 Melky Cabrera Baseball player (New York Yankees)

70 Alex Haley 8/11/1921 - 2/10/1992 American author
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August 13th

1521
Spanish conqueror Hernando Cortez captured present-day Mexico City from the Aztecs.

1889
German Ferdinand von Zeppelin patents his "Navigable Balloon".

1942
Disney's Bambi opened at Radio City Music Hall in New York City.

1961
The border between East and West Berlin was closed and marked with a barbed wire fence.

1995
Baseball Hall of Famer Mickey Mantle died of liver cancer at age 63.

1997
Comedy Central aired the first episode of "South Park."

2004
American chef, author and television personality Julia Child died at age 91.

2007
Baseball Hall of Fame shortstop and broadcaster Phil Rizzuto died at age 89.

Birthdays
83 Fidel Castro Former Cuban leader
60 Bobby Clarke Hockey Hall of Famer
50 Danny Bonaduce Actor ("The Partridge Family")
48 Dawnn Lewis Actress
47 John Slattery Actor
42 Quinn Cummings Actress
~ Stogeyfish Cigar Asylum Inmate
~ a2vr6 Cigar Asylum Inmate

66 Annie Oakley 8/13/1860 - 11/3/1926 American markswoman; starred in Buffalo Bill's Wild West show
80 Alfred Hitchcock 8/13/1899 - 4/29/1980 English-born motion-picture director
84 Ben Hogan 8/13/1912 - 7/25/1997 Professional golfer
76 Don Ho 8/13/1930 - 4/14/2007 Singer and entertainer
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August 14th

1900
International forces entered Beijing, China, in an effort to suppress the antiforeign uprising known as the Boxer Rebellion.

1935
The Social Security Act became law.

1945
Japan surrendered to the United States, ending World War II.

1979
Lou Brock (St. Louis Cardinals) got his 3,000th hit.

1997
Timothy McVeigh was sentenced to death for the Oklahoma City bombing.

2002
Dave Williams lead singer of Drowning Pool died at age 30.

2003
The largest blackout in North American history hit the northeast.

Birthdays
79 Earl Weaver Baseball Hall of Famer
68 David Crosby Rock singer, musician (Crosby, Stills and Nash)
66 Jimmy Johnson Football coach & commentator
64 Steve Martin Actor, comedian
63 Larry Graham Rock singer, musician (Sly and the Family Stone)
50 Marcia Gay Harden Actress
50 Magic Johnson Basketball Hall of Famer
48 Susan Olsen Actress ("The Brady Bunch")
43 Halle Berry Actress
26 Mila Kunis Actress ("That 70's Show")
22 Tim Tebow Football player

36 Doc Holliday 8/14/1851 - 11/8/1887 American dentist, gambler and gunfighter of the American Old West, who is usually remembered for his friendship with Wyatt Earp and the Gunfight at the O.K. Corral
77 Ernest Thayer 8/14/1863 - 8/21/1940 American writer; wrote "Casey at the Bat"
77 Max Klein 8/14/1915 - 5/20/1993 American painter; invented "paint by numbers"
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August 15th

1057
Macbeth, king of Scotland, was killed by Malcolm Canmore.

1911
Proctor & Gamble Company introduced Crisco vegetable shortening.

1935
Aviator Wiley Post and actor Will Rogers were killed in a plane crash.

1939
The Wizard of Oz premiered in Hollywood.

1969
Woodstock Music and Art Fair opened at Max Yasgur's dairy farm in Bethel, New York.

1993
Nolan Ryan got his 324th and final victory. The Texas Rangers beat the Indians 4-1.

2001
Astronomers announced the discovery of the first solar system outside our own.

Birthdays
86 Rose Marie Actress ("The Dick Van Dyke Show")
45 Debi Mazar Actress ("Entourage," "L.A. Law")
43 Scott Brosius Baseball player (New York Yankees)
41 Debra Messing Actress
39 Anthony Anderson Actor ("Law & Order")
37 Ben Affleck Actor
30 Carl Edwards Racecar driver
20 Joe Jonas Rock singer (The Jonas Brothers)
~ NullSmurf Cigar Asylum Inmate
~ RailRunner Cigar Asylum Inmate

51 Napoleon 8/15/1769 - 5/5/1821 French general, First Consul and Emperor
91 Julia Child 8/15/1912 - 8/13/2004 American chef, author and television personality
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August 16th

1777
The Revolutionary War battle of Bennington, Vt., won by American forces.

1829
Chang and Eng, a pair of conjoined twins from Siam, arrived in Boston to be exhibited to the Western world. (The term Siamese twins became a common phrase for conjoined twins.)

1948
Baseball legend Babe Ruth died in New York City at age 53.

1954
Sports Illustrated was first published by Time Inc.

1977
Elvis Presley died at Graceland, his Memphis,Tenn., home, from heart failure at age 42.

1981
Cal Ripken Jr. got his first major league hit.

1999
The first episode of "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire" aired on ABC.

Birthdays
79 Frank Gifford Football Hall of Famer
79 Tony Trabert Tennis Hall of Famer
76 Julie Newmar Actress ("Batman")
56 Kathie Lee Gifford TV host
55 James Cameron Director ("Titanic")
52 Tim Farriss Rock musician (INXS)
51 Angela Bassett Actress
51 Madonna Singer, actress
46 Steve Carell Actor ("The Office")
29 Vanessa Carlton Singer
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August 17

1807
Robert Fulton's steamboat, the Clermont, began its trip up the Hudson River to Albany.

1863
Fort Sumter, S.C. was bombarded by Union ships during the Civil War.

1896
Prospectors found gold in Alaska, a discovery that set off the Klondike gold rush.

1964
The Kinks "You Really Got Me" was released.

1969
After three days, the Woodstock Music and Art Fair in New York came to an end.

1978
The first successful trans-Atlantic balloon flight landed outside of Paris.

Birthdays
89 Maureen O'Hara Actress
66 Robert De Niro Actor
60 Sib Hashian Rock musician (Boston)
57 Guillermo Vilas Tennis Hall of Famer
52 Schlep Cigar Asylum Inmate
51 Belinda Carlisle Singer (The Go-Gos)
49 Sean Penn Actor and director
47 Gilby Clarke Rock musician (ex-GNR)
46 Jon Gruden Football coach, sportscaster
40 Donnie Wahlberg Actor, singer
39 Jim Courier Tennis Hall of Famer
38 Jorge Posada Baseball player (New York Yankees)
37 Don Fernando Cigar Asylum Inmate
26 Dustin Pedroia Baseball player (Boston Red Sox)
25 RX2010 Cigar Asylum Inmate

49 Davy Crockett 8/17/1786 - 3/6/1836 American frontiersman and politician
88 Mae West 8/17/1893 - 11/22/1980 American stage and screen actress
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August 18th

1227
Mongol conqueror Genghis Khan died in China.

1587
Virginia Dare became the first child of English parents born in North America.

1894
Congress established the Bureau of Immigration, forerunner of the Immigration and Naturalization Service.

1920
When Tennessee ratified the 19th Amendment to the Constitution, the three-quarters of the states necessary was achieved and American women got the right to vote.

1962
Peter, Paul & Mary's "If I Had A Hammer" was released.

1986
Bon Jovi released their "Slippery When Wet" album.

Birthdays
82 Rosalynn Carter Former first lady
76 Roman Polanski Director
72 Robert Redford Actor
66 Martin Mull Actor
57 Patrick Swayze Actor
52 Denis Leary Actor, comedian ('Rescue Me')
51 Madeleine Stowe Actress
40 Edward Norton Actor
40 Christian Slater Actor
39 Malcolm-Jamal Warner Actor ("The Cosby Show")
29 Jeremy Shockey Football player

38 Roberto Clemente 8/18/1934 - 12/31/1972 Baseball Hall of Famer
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August 19th

1812
The U.S. frigate Constitution, Old Ironsides, defeated the British ship Guerriere during the War of 1812.

1921
Ty Cobb (Detroit Tigers) recorded his 3,000 career hit.

1934
Germans voted to make Adolf Hitler Fuhrer.

1977
Comedian Groucho Marx died in Los Angeles at age 86.

1981
The final episode of "Charlie's Angels was aired on ABC-TV.

1993
"Cheers" ended an 11-year run on NBC-TV. The show debuted on September 30, 1982.

Birthdays
82 L.Q. Jones Actor
70 Ginger Baker Rock musician (Cream, Blind Faith)
67 Fred Thompson Actor, former U.S. senator
64 Ian Gillan Rock singer (Deep Purple)
63 Bill Clinton 42nd President of the United States
61 Gerald McRaney Actor ("Major Dad")
58 John Deacon Rock musician (Queen)
54 Peter Gallagher Actor ("The O.C.")
47 Eric Lutes Actor
46 John Stamos Actor ("Full House," "ER")
44 Kevin Dillon Actor ("Entourage")
44 Kyra Sedgwick Actress
43 Lee Ann Womack Country singer
43 Lilian Garcia Wrestling announcer
40 Matthew Perry Actor ("Friends")
27 VirtualSmitty Cigar Asylum Inmate
23 Sanitariumite Cigar Asylum Inmate
~ kfish Cigar Asylum Inmate

76 Orville Wright 8/19/1871 - 1/30/1948 credited along with his brother with inventing and building the world's first successful airplane and making the first controlled, powered and sustained heavier-than-air human flight, on December 17, 1903
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August 19th

1977
Comedian Groucho Marx died in Los Angeles at age 86.
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Birthdays

67 Fred Thompson Actor, former U.S. senator
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63 Bill Clinton 42nd President of the United States
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61 Gerald McRaney Actor ("Major Dad")
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August 20th

1882
Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky's 1812 Overture debuts in Moscow.

1938
Lou Gehrig hits his 23rd career grand slam – a record that still stands.

1977
The space probe Voyager 2 was launched. It continues to explore to this day, and is now more than 7 billion miles from Earth.

1980
Italian Reinhold Messner made the first successful solo ascent of Mount Everest and without oxygen.

1989
The first episode of "Saved By The Bell" aired on NBC.

2006
Former Associated Press photographer Joe Rosenthal, who had taken the iconic Iwo Jima flag-raising picture during World War II, died at age 94.

Birthdays
78 Don King Boxing promoter
65 Graig Nettles Baseball player (New York Yankees)
63 Connie Chung Broadcast journalist
61 Robert Plant Rock singer (Led Zeppelin)
55 Al Roker TV weatherman
47 James Marsters Actor ("Buffy the Vampire Slayer," "Angel")
41 Mikey202 Cigar Asylum Inmate
39 Fred Durst Rock singer (Limp Bizkit)
33 Chris Drury Hockey player

67 Benjamin Harrison 8/20/1833 - 3/13/1901 23rd president of the United States
97 Al Lopez 8/20/1908 - 1/30/2005 Baseball Hall of Famer
65 Isaac Hayes 8/20/1942 - 8/10/2008 Singer-songwriter, actor and musician
38 Dimebag Darrell 8/20/1966 - 12/8/2004 Guitarist, best known as a founding member of the heavy metal bands Pantera and Damageplan
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August 20th

Birthdays
78 Don King Boxing promoter
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55 Al Roker TV weatherman
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August 21st

1878
The American Bar Association was founded in Saratoga, N.Y.

1911
The Mona Lisa was stolen from the Louvre museum in France by an Italian waiter, Vicenzo Perruggia.

1959
Hawaii became the 50th state in the United States.

Birthdays
77 Melvin Van Peebles Actor, director
71 Kenny Rogers Country singer
70 Clarence Williams III Actor ("The Mod Squad")
60 Loretta Devine Actress
57 Glenn Hughes Rock singer (Black Sabbath)
53 Kim Cattrall Actresss ("Sex and the City")
52 Pitmaster Cigar Asylum Inmate
42 Serj Tankian Rock singer (System of a Down)
38 Liam Howlett Rock musician (Prodigy)
20 Hayden Panettiere Actress
~ Jimbo14 Cigar Asylum Inmate
~ SchizoFilly Cigar Asylum Inmate
~ D. Generate Cigar Asylum Inmate
~ chippewastud79 Cigar Asylum Inmate

82 Toe Blake 8/21/1912 - 5/17/1995 Hockey Hall of Famer
63 Wilt Chamberlain 8/21/1936 - 10/12/1999 Basketball Hall of Famer
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August 22nd

1775
King George III proclaimed the American colonies to be in open rebellion.

1846
The United States annexed New Mexico.

1851
The U.S. yacht America outraced the British Aurora off the English coast to win a trophy that became known as the America's Cup.

1901
Cadillac Motor Company is founded.

1902
Theodore Roosevelt became the first United States president to ride in an automobile.

1979
Led Zeppelin released their last album together, "In Through The Out Door."

1989
Nolan Ryan strikes out Rickey Henderson to become the first Major League Baseball pitcher to record 5,000 strikeouts.

Birthdays
75 H. Norman Schwarzkopf Retired general :-) :-)
70 Carl Yastrzemski Baseball Hall of Famer
69 Valerie Harper Actress ("The Mary Tyler Moore Show," "Rhoda")
68 Bill Parcells Football executive, coach
62 Cindy Williams Actress ("Laverne and Shirley")
53 Paul Molitor Baseball Hall of Famer
51 Vernon Reid Rock musician (Living Colour)
48 Roland Orzabal Rock singer (Tears For Fears)
48 Debbi Peterson Rock musician (The Bangles)
46 Tori Amos Rock singer
42 kelmac07 Cigar Asylum Inmate :-)
34 Dean Back Rock musician (Theory of a Deadman) :-)

34 Layne Staley 8/22/1967 - 4/5/2002 Musician who served as the lead singer and co-lyricist of the rock group Alice in Chains
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August 23rd

1305
William Wallace, Scottish patriot, is executed for high treason by Edward I of England.

1591
Luis Ponce de León a Spanish lyric poet and an Augustinian canon, of the Spanish Golden Age died.

1904
The automobile tire chain is patented.

1914
Japan declared war on Germany in World War I.

1926
Silent film star Rudolph Valentino died in New York at age 31.

1989
Pete Rose, the manager of the Cincinnati Reds, agreed to a lifetime ban from baseball after being accused of gambling on baseball.

Birthdays
75 Barbara Eden Actress ("I Dream of Jeannie")
75 Sonny Jurgensen Football Hall of Famer
69 Richard Sanders Actor ("WKRP in Cincinnati")
60 Shelley Long Actress ("Cheers")
60 Rick Springfield Actor, singer
48 Dean DeLeo Rock musician (Stone Temple Pilots)
39 Jay Mohr Actor
31 Kobe Bryant Basketball player (LA Lakers)
28 Kommatose Cigar Asylum Inmate

38 Louis XVI 8/23/1754 - 1/21/1793 French king; guillotined in French Revolution
83 Gene Kelly 8/23/1912 - 2/2/1996 American dancer, actor, choreographer and director
86 George Kell 8/23/1922 - 3/24/2009 Baseball Hall of Famer
32 Keith Moon 8/23/1946 - 9/7/1978 Drummer of the rock group The Who
23 River Phoenix 8/23/1970 - 10/31/1993 American film actor
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August 28th

1609
Henry Hudson discovered Delaware Bay.

1850
Richard Wagner's opera, Lohengrin, premiered at Weimar, Germany.

1922
The first commercial to be broadcast on radio aired on station WEAF in New York City. The ten minute advertisement for the Queensboro Realty Company cost $100.

1963
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. gave his famous "I Have a Dream" speech at the Lincoln Memorial to civil rights demonstrators.

Birthdays
69 Ken Jenkins Actor ("Scrubs")
66 Lou Piniella Chicago Cubs manager
66 David Soul Actor ("Starsky and Hutch")
52 Daniel Stern Actor
44 Shania Twain Country singer
41 Billy Boyd Actor ("Lord of the Rings" films)
40 Jason Priestley Actor ("Beverly Hills 90210)
40 Jack Black Actor, musician
30 earnold25 Cigar Asylum Inmate
27 LeAnn Rimes Country singer
~ opus Cigar Asylum Inmate
~ Dunkel Cigar Asylum Inmate
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August 29th

1533
Atahualpa, the last ruler of the Incas, was murdered as Francisco Pizarro completed his conquest of Peru.

1786
Shays's rebellion, an insurrection of Massachusetts farmers against the state government, began.

1842
The Treaty of Nanking was signed, ending the Opium Wars and ceding the island of Hong Kong to Britain.

1877
Brigham Young died in Salt Lake City, Utah at age 76.

1892
Pop (Billy) Shriver (Chicago Cubs) caught a ball that was dropped from the top of the Washington Monument in Washington, DC.

1898
The Goodyear tire company is founded.

1949
The U.S.S.R. tested their first atomic bomb.

1957
Strom Thurmond ended the longest filibuster in U.S. Senate history. He spoke for more than 24 hours, 18 minutes against a civil rights bill; the bill passed.

1964
Roy Orbison's single "Oh, Pretty Woman" was released.

1966
The Beatles played their last major live concert at Candlestick Park, California.

1967
The final episode of "The Fugitive" aired.

1970
The Kinks' single "Lola" was released.

1991
The Supreme Soviet, the parliament of the U.S.S.R., suspended all activities of the Communist Party, bringing an end to the institution.

2005
Hurricane Katrina slammed into the U.S. Gulf Coast, destroying beachfront towns in Mississippi and Louisiana, displacing a million people, and killing more than 1,000.

Birthdays
73 John McCain Former prisoner of war, politician :-)
71 Elliott Gould Actor
68 Robin Leach TV host ("Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous")
59 Tim D. Cigar Asylum Inmate :-)
50 Rebecca DeMornay Actress
49 piperman Cigar Asylum Inmate
27 Darrell Cigar Asylum Inmate :-)

76 Henry Bergh 8/29/1811 - 3/12/1888 Founded the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA)
67 Ingrid Bergman 8/29/1915 - 8/29/1982 Swedish motion-picture and stage actress
50 Michael Jackson 8/29/1958 - 06/25/2009 American pop singer
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August 29th

Birthdays

71 Elliott Gould Actor
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68 Robin Leach TV host ("Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous")
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October 20


1977 - Ronnie Van Zant and Steve Gaines of the band Lynyrd Skynyrd were killed in a plane crash

RIP Ronnie!
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Can't believe that has been 32 years. Wow.

Don't forget Steve's sister Cassie.

RIP to them all.
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