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Monday, December 1, 2008

Christmas Trivia

The following people were born on Christmas Day:

1642 - Sir Isaac Newton -mathematician

1821 - Clara Barton - founder of American Red Cross

1887 - Conrad Hilton - hotel magnate and Great Grandfather of celebutante sleaze Queen Paris Hilton

1899 - Humphrey Bogart - who never said "Play it again, Sam."

1907 - Cab (Cabell) Calloway - Highness of Hi-De-Ho

1918 - Anwar el-Sadat - Egyptian president

1924 - Rod Serling - The Twilight Zone

1932 - Little Richard (Penniman) - of Good Golly Miss Molly fame

1946 - Jimmy Buffett - songwriter, singer

1946 - Larry Csonka - Pro Football Hall of Famer

1948 - Barbara Mandrell -CMA Entertainer of the Year [1980, 1981]

1949 - Sissy (Mary) Spacek - Academy Award-winning actress: Coal Miner's Daughter

1958 - Ricky Henderson - soon to be Major League Hall of Fame Baseball Player

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