Interrogatories
For National Vinyl Records Day, what is your preferred music medium? Vinyl, CD, digital…?
It's International Youth Day. Are you the "get off my lawn" type, or do you tolerate or even enjoy the young (not counting the ones related to you)?
Did you ever read comics? If so, which ones? Do you still read them (or graphic novels)?
Do you play computer games? Which ones?
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On This Day
In 30 BC, Cleopatra (7th of her name and the only famous one) allegedly made an asp of herself. It was fatal.
In 1851, Isaac Singer received a patent for his sewing machine.
In 1898, Hawaii was annexed to the United States, though it did not receive the privileges of statehood until 1959 (though there are some today who insist it is still not part of the U.S.).
In 1898, the Spanish-American War officially ended.
In 1964, South Africa was first banned from the Olympics for their racist apartheid policy. I guess we can't ban Russia for their homophobic laws since they are hosting.
In 1981, IBM released their first PC.
In 2004, the Supreme Court of California ruled that the same sex marriages conducted in San Francisco since February of that year were void, stating that Mayor Gavin Newsom did not have the authority to allow them.
Born on This Day
1666 – Antonio Balestra, Italian painter and printmaker (d. 1740)
![The young man was promptly ejected from the forest for violating their concealed weapons policy. photo AntonioBalestra.jpg](http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i311/paulath/Anchor%20Pics%207/AntonioBalestra.jpg)
1762 – King George IV of the United Kingdom (d. 1830)
1815 – Dominique Papéty, French painter (d. 1849)
![It turned out that storming the castle was not much fun at all. photo DominiquePapeacutety.jpg](http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i311/paulath/Anchor%20Pics%207/DominiquePapeacutety.jpg)
1849 – Abbott Handerson Thayer, American painter and naturalist (d. 1921)
![Assimilation is complete. No resistance was encountered. photo AbbottHendersonThayer.jpg](http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i311/paulath/Anchor%20Pics%207/AbbottHendersonThayer.jpg)
1856 – Diamond Jim Brady, American financier (d. 1917)
1867 – Edith Hamilton, German-American author and educator (d. 1963)
1876 – Mary Roberts Rinehart, American author (d. 1958)
1881 – Cecil B. DeMille, American director (d. 1959)
1883 – Pauline Frederick, American actress (d. 1938) (See Tipple Jar)
1887 – Erwin Schrödinger, Austrian physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1961)
1892 – Alfred Lunt, American actor (d. 1977)
1906 – Tedd Pierce, American animator, screenwriter, and producer (d. 1972)
1910 – Jane Wyatt, American actress (d. 2006)
![Congratulations, kid! You're officially lice-free! photo JaneWyatt.jpg](http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i311/paulath/Anchor%20Pics%207/JaneWyatt.jpg)
1911 – Cantinflas, Mexican actor, screenwriter, and producer (d. 1993)
1925 – Dale Bumpers, American politician, 38th Governor of Arkansas
1926 – John Derek, American actor (d. 1998)
1926 – Joe Jones, American singer-songwriter (d. 2005)
1927 – Porter Wagoner, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2007)
1928 – Charles Blackman, Australian painter.
1929 – Buck Owens, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (The Buckaroos) (d. 2006)
1930 – George Soros, Hungarian-American businessman, financier, and philanthropist and secret employer of liberals worldwide
1933 – Samuel Bak, Polish-born Israeli painter and Holocaust survivor
1939 – George Hamilton, American actor and tanning champion
1945 – Ron Mael, American keyboard player and songwriter (Sparks)
1949 – Mark Knopfler, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, producer, and composer (Dire Straits) (I'm sure this is a holiday at Chez side pocket.)
1950 – Jim Beaver, American actor and scriptwriter (Deadwood, Supernatural)
1951 – Willie Horton, American murderer and rapist and Republican boogieman
1954 – François Hollande, French politician, 24th President of France (not to be confused with long-banned Kossack Francis L. Holland)
1954 – Pat Metheny, American guitarist and composer (Pat Metheny Group)
1963 – Sir Mix-a-Lot, American rapper and producer
1971 – Michael Ian Black, American comedian, actor, writer, and director
1972 – Del the Funky Homosapien, American rapper and producer (Hieroglyphics, Deltron 3030, and Gorillaz)
Died on This Day
1484 – Pope Sixtus IV (b. 1414)
1580 – Luca Longhi, Italian painter (b. 1507)
![Mary is about to find out that the kid has been doing that 'water into wine' trick again. photo LucaLonghi.jpg](http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i311/paulath/Anchor%20Pics%207/LucaLonghi.jpg)
1648 – Ibrahim I, Ottoman Sultan (b. 1615)
1667 – Cornelis van Poelenburgh, Dutch Baroque painter, mainly of landscapes (b. 1594)
![He says he's from some place called Narnia. Ever hear of it? photo CornelisvanPoelenburgh.jpg](http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i311/paulath/Anchor%20Pics%207/CornelisvanPoelenburgh.jpg)
1674 – Philippe de Champaigne, French painter (b. 1602)
![The apostles were aghast when Jesus decided he would tip the server more than 20%. photo PhilippedeChampaigne.jpg](http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i311/paulath/Anchor%20Pics%207/PhilippedeChampaigne.jpg)
1689 – Pope Innocent XI (b. 1611)
1827 – William Blake, English poet and painter (b. 1757)
![Oh noes! It's a People-nado! photo WilliamBlake.jpg](http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i311/paulath/Anchor%20Pics%207/WilliamBlake.jpg)
1854 – Antoine Chazal, French painter and engraver (b. 1793)
![She had to silence the dog because he was about to reveal her top secret chili recipe. photo AntoineChazal.jpg](http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i311/paulath/Anchor%20Pics%207/AntoineChazal.jpg)
1877 - James Drummond, Scottish painter (b. 1816)
![George's unshakable (and mistaken) conviction that he could change water into wine was an embarrassment to his whole family. photo JamesDrummond.jpg](http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i311/paulath/Anchor%20Pics%207/JamesDrummond.jpg)
1913 – Aimé Morot, French painter (b. 1850)
1918 – Anna Held, Polish-American actress and singer (b. 1872) This hover is a repeat from last year. Hope you don't mind!
![Delighted with her present, the kitten decided to play with it a while before eating it. photo Held.jpg](http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i311/paulath/Anchor%20Pics%202/Held.jpg)
1927 – Alfred Zoff, Austrian landscape painter (b. 1852)
![A pretty pic, just because… photo AlfredZoff.jpg](http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i311/paulath/Anchor%20Pics%207/AlfredZoff.jpg)
1944 – Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr., American navy officer and pilot (b. 1915)
1964 – Ian Fleming, English intelligence officer, journalist, and author (b. 1908)
1982 – Henry Fonda, American actor (b. 1905)
1990 – B. Kliban, American cartoonist (b. 1935)
1990 – Dorothy Mackaill, English-American actress (b. 1903)
1992 – John Cage, American composer (b. 1912)
1997 – Luther Allison, American guitarist (b. 1939)
2000 – Loretta Young, American actress (b. 1913)
2007 – Merv Griffin, American actor, singer, and producer (b. 1925)
2010 – Richie Hayward, American drummer and songwriter (Little Feat and Fraternity of Man) (b. 1946)
Today is
International Youth Day
National Julienne Fries Day
Middle Child's Day
Kool-aid Day
IBM PC Day
Vinyl Record Day
Sewing Machine Day