Saturday, August 29, 2015

August 30

Today Is...
National Toasted Marshmallow Day
(Great way to finish off the last weekend in August!)

Frankenstein Day
(In honor of author Mary Wollenstone Shelley who was born on August 30,1797, ....and, in my book, it honors Edgar Winter's great song as well, one of my favorite's!)

International Whale Shark Day
(The whale shark is the largest species of any fish, my guppies swim in awe of them!)

National Grief Awareness Day

National Holistic Pet Day

International Day of The Victims of Enforced Disappearances

Pony Express Day

Birthdays
1748 - Jacques-Louis David, painter
1797 - Mary Wollenstone Shelley, author, wrote "Frankenstein" in 1818.
1898 - Shirley Booth, actress
1901 - Roy Wilkins, civil rights leader
1908 - Fred MacMurray, actor
1918 - Ted Williams, MLB baseball player
1930 - Warren Buffett, investor
1941 - Elizabeth Ashley, actress
1943 - Jean-Claude Killy, champion Olympic champion skier
1951 - Timothy Bottoms, actor
1972 - Cameron Diaz, actress, "My Best Friends' Wedding",  movie "Charlie's Angels"

This Date In History 
The Late Show with David Letterman premieres on CBS. (1993)


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